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Garbsen score: 29/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Garbsen safe? Germany travel risk

Is Garbsen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Garbsen scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Garbsen scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Garbsen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).

A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 52.4183° N, 9.5981° E within Lower Saxony, Garbsen is situated 258.1 km E of Berlin at an altitude of 49 m.

Region
Lower Saxony
Coordinates
52.4183° N, 9.5981° E
Elevation
49 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
61,594
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hannover (9.9 km SE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Hannover Airport (HAJ) 7.6 km NE
Hospital Care KRH Klinikum Nordstadt 8.4 km ESE
Police Station Polizeiinspektion Garbsen 1.1 km NNW
Railway Terminal Seelze 3.0 km S

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: July (76 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 4° 5° 9° 13° 18° 21° 22° 22° 20° 14° 8° 4°
Low °C -0° -1° 2° 5° 9° 12° 14° 14° 12° 8° 3° 0°
Rain mm 64 53 59 54 68 74 76 62 56 59 57 61

Normals: Hannover (9.9 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Hannover 55
9.9 km SE
Hildesheim 15
38.2 km SE
Celle 10
40.1 km NE
Salzgitter 15
58.2 km ESE
Braunschweig 30
64.6 km ESE
Wolfsburg 22
80.6 km E

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy