Is Plauen safe? Germany travel risk
Is Plauen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Plauen scores 27/100 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.
Plauen scores 27/100 (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 Plauen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% 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 Saxony (50.4833° N, 12.1167° E), Plauen sits 243.4 km NNE from Berlin at 361 m elevation.
Saxony
50.4833° N, 12.1167° E
361 m
Europe/Berlin
65,218
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Germany)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (81 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 3° |
| Low °C | -1° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 2° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 56 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
Normals: Gera (44.2 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.
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