Is Wiesbaden safe? Germany travel risk
Is Wiesbaden safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wiesbaden scores 26/100 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.
Wiesbaden scores 26/100 (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 Wiesbaden: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (28/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Hesse territory, Wiesbaden is established at 50.0825° N, 8.2400° E. It lies 449.7 km NE relative to Berlin. Time zone observed: Europe/Berlin.
Hesse
50.0825° N, 8.2400° E
147 m
Europe/Berlin
285,522
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Germany
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (24 °C avg high); Wettest: June (67 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 66 | 57 |
Normals: Frankfurt (31.7 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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wiesbaden happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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