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

Is Recklinghausen safe? Germany travel risk

Is Recklinghausen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Recklinghausen 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.

Recklinghausen 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 Recklinghausen: 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.

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Charted at coordinates 51.5850° N, 7.1619° E in North Rhine-Westphalia, Recklinghausen maintains a regional distance of 439.2 km ENE to Berlin.

Region
North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates
51.5850° N, 7.1619° E
Elevation
80 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
111,693
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (73.6 km S).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Dortmund Airport (DTM) 32.0 km ESE
Hospital Care LWL-Klinik Herten 2.5 km WNW
Police Station Autobahnpolizeiwache Recklinghausen 1.1 km ESE
Railway Terminal Recklinghausen Süd 3.4 km SE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in Germany

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: July (88 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 5° 6° 10° 14° 18° 21° 22° 23° 20° 15° 9° 5°
Low °C 1° -0° 2° 5° 9° 13° 14° 14° 12° 9° 4° 1°
Rain mm 86 66 74 62 73 83 88 69 66 79 82 76

Normals: Düsseldorf (48.1 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods 1 — — — 3 — 1 1 1 — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Recklinghausen happened in May (3 of 7 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Gelsenkirchen 15
8.7 km SSW
Bochum 15
12.1 km SSE
Essen 32
18.1 km SW
Dortmund 32
22.4 km ESE
Oberhausen 15
22.4 km WSW
Duisburg 27
32.3 km WSW

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy