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

Is Lünen safe? Germany travel risk

Is Lünen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Lünen 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.

Lünen 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 Lünen: 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.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in North Rhine-Westphalia (51.6167° N, 7.5167° E), Lünen sits 414.7 km ENE from Berlin at 57 m elevation.

Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates
51.6167° N, 7.5167° E
Elevation
57 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
87,266
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (85.2 km SSW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Dortmund Airport (DTM) 12.8 km SSE
Hospital Care St.-Marien-Hospital 0.3 km NNE
Police Station Polizeiinspektion 3 0.8 km E
Railway Terminal Lünen Hbf 0.9 km E

Proximate Regional Communities (Germany)

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: January (88 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 5° 5° 9° 13° 17° 21° 22° 22° 20° 14° 8° 5°
Low °C 0° -1° 2° 5° 9° 12° 14° 14° 12° 8° 3° 1°
Rain mm 88 70 77 66 75 88 88 77 67 78 80 80

Normals: Dortmund (12 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.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Dortmund 32
12.0 km SSW
Hamm 15
22.0 km ENE
Bochum 15
25.6 km SW
Hagen 15
27.9 km S
Gelsenkirchen 15
30.9 km WSW
Münster 15
39.2 km N

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy