Athens Travel Risk — Moderate Risk (31/100)
Is Athens safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Athens scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Greece Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Government advisory (score 15)
Transport safety (score 35)
September 27, 2026
Athens, Greece has a current Travel Risk Calculator composite score of 31 out of 100 (moderate risk tier); the highest-rated risk category is transport safety at 35/100; the lowest-rated category is government advisory at 15/100; last updated September 27, 2026. For official nationwide security advisories, entry requirements, and health notices, see the Greece travel risk page. Real-time conditions below include live weather, official advisory levels, GDACS disaster alerts, and current news.
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Athens currently sits at 31/100 on our composite travel-risk index, which puts it in the moderate-risk tier. Most travelers will be fine with normal precautions, but a few categories below score high enough that planning matters. The highest-rated risk category for Athens is transport safety (35/100), and the lowest is government advisory (15/100). This page was last updated on September 27, 2026; the baseline category scores reflect analytical indicators, layered with live conditions throughout the day. Live conditions — weather and air quality every 30 minutes, US State Department advisory every 6 hours, GDACS disaster alerts every 30 minutes, CDC health notices every 12 hours, and news every hour — are cached at the source and refreshed automatically when stale.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
AI safety snapshot · refreshed Oct 15, 2026
Athens maintains a moderate baseline risk with a US State Dept advisory level 1 and a CDC Level 1 Global Dengue health notice. Recent safety headlines note severe weather in Greece causing flooded roads, fallen trees, and travel disruptions alongside emergency alerts.
AI-summarized strictly from the live public-source data below (US State Dept advisory, GDACS, CDC, Google News). Auto-refreshed at most once per day on the first visit. Not official advice.
Live conditions last refreshed: Oct 16, 2026 03:37 UTC
What should I do now?
- Run a real assessment. Open the calculator for live data (weather, advisory, news) layered onto this baseline.
- Transport safety (score 35/100): Use the safest available transit. For high-risk routes, prefer reputable carriers and avoid late-night driving.
- Political instability (score 30/100): Avoid demonstrations and political gatherings. Monitor news the morning of travel. Have a flexible departure plan.
- Check your country's advisory. The single most authoritative live signal. Linked at the bottom of every real assessment.
Day vs Night Safety in Athens
Guidance based on our scores and official advice — not a measured score.
Daytime conditions are generally secure along major corridors and commercial districts. Keep bags zipped and avoid displaying high-value items openly.
Risk levels elevate noticeably after dark outside main central zones. Avoid walking alone through unlit parks, alleys, or quiet transit stations; favor pre-booked door-to-door transport.
Safety by Traveler Type in Athens
Guidance based on our scores and official advice — not a measured score.
No group-specific warning is triggered in Athens for solo travelers (Crime 25/100 · Transport 35/100), women traveling solo (Crime 25/100), families with children (Health 20/100 · Natural disaster 20/100), older travelers (Health 20/100 · Transport 35/100), business travelers (Digital 20/100 · Money 30/100 · Transport 35/100) and lgbtq+ travelers (Advisory 15/100 · Political 30/100): these scores sit in the low-to-moderate range, so standard precautions apply. Local laws affecting LGBTQ+ travelers and gender-specific incident rates are not captured in our scores; check your government's travel guidance.
Score layers
Safety categories
Source: Grounded open data research & citations
Quick facts
| Hospital access | medium |
|---|---|
| Airport risk | medium |
| Road safety | medium |
| Public transport | medium |
| Tourist scam risk | medium |
| Night safety | medium |
| Last updated | September 27, 2026 |
Live conditions in Athens
Real-time data refreshed from public sources — weather and air quality from Open-Meteo, official advisory from the US State Department, disaster alerts from GDACS, health notices from the CDC, news from Google News. For an AI-synthesized briefing tailored to your specific trip, run a personalized assessment.
Today's weather
☁ Overcast
Athens, Greece
| Today's high / low | 19.7°C / 10°C | Wind now / max | 5.5 km/h / 10.3 km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humidity | 71% | Precipitation today | 0 mm · 93% chance |
| UV (max today) | 5 | Sunrise / Sunset | 07:34 / 18:46 |
- High precipitation chance
Source: Open-Meteo (free public weather API) · fetched 2026-10-16 03:18:54 UTC · cached
Air quality
Air Quality
Moderate
| PM2.5 / PM10 | 11 / 15.3 µg/m³ | O₃ / NO₂ | 37 / 23.6 µg/m³ |
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Source: Open-Meteo Air Quality · fetched 2026-10-16 03:18:55 UTC · cached
Official travel advisory
Level 1 · Exercise Normal Precautions
Greece - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Read full advisory → · US Department of State
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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Athens happened in July (3 of 5 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 Greece travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Greece entry requirements.
Health notices
Health Notices for this Destination
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Level 1 - Global Dengue WATCH · 2026-10-02
Dengue is a year-round risk in many parts of the world, with outbreaks commonly occurring every 2–5 years. Travelers to risk areas should prevent mosquito bites. Country List : Colombia, Vietnam, Maldives, Bolivia, Cambodia, Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Mar
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Level 2 - Global Polio ALERT · 2026-09-23
Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nig
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Level 1 - Global Measles WATCH · 2025-05-28
Measles cases are rising in many countries around the world. All international travelers should be fully vaccinated against measles with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to CDC's measles vaccination recommendations for international travel. Country List : Afghan
Source: CDC Travelers’ Health · fetched 2026-10-15 19:24:31 UTC
Recent headlines
Recent Headlines · Athens Greece
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Sojern brings European destination leaders to Athens for Advisory Board
Travel Daily News International · 3d ago
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Severe weather in Greece: Flooded roads, fallen trees and travel disruption as emergency alerts issued
ProtoThema English · 1d ago
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Greece Issues Safety Guidance for Greek Citizens in Saudi Arabia
GTP Headlines · 2d ago
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Severe Weather Hits Greece, Triggering Floods, Ferry Disruptions
tovima.com · 1d ago
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Man, 62, dies in Rhodes floods after car swept into the sea during severe storm; 7 areas of Greece on red alert (videos)
ProtoThema English · 1d ago
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Urgent Brit holiday warning as Greece braces for 60mph storm with RED weather alerts for torrential rain & hail
The Sun · 2d ago
Source: Google News · headlines verbatim, dates from publishers · fetched 2026-10-16 03:18:56 UTC
1991–2020 climate normals
Seasonal risk & best time to visit Athens
The most weather-stable two-month window for Athens is April–May, when typical daily temperatures run from about 11°C to 26°C and monthly rain averages 23 mm.
No threshold-level heat, cold, wind, or cyclone flag appears in the stored normals; December is the wettest typical month at about 59 mm.
Climate normals are planning context, not a short-range forecast. Source: Open-Meteo Climate API. Refreshed Aug 16, 2026.
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Practical safety map
Safety infrastructure nearby in Athens
Athens has 10 hospitals, 10 police stations, 5 embassies, 10 pharmacies and 5 fire stations within 7 km of the city center in the latest OpenStreetMap extract.
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Facility list (works without JavaScript)
- Hospital: Alexandra Hospital
- Hospital: Areteio Hospital
- Hospital: Eginitio Hospital
- Hospital: Evangelismos Hospital
- Hospital: Health Center Alexandras
- Hospital: Naval Hostpital of Athens
- Hospital: NIMTS - 417 Army Equity Fund Hospital
- Hospital: Άγιος Σάββας - Κέντρο Ημερήσιας Νοσηλείας «Νίκος Κούρκουλος»
- Hospital: Αντικαρκινικό - Ογκολογικό Νοσοκομείο Αθηνών "Αγιος Σάββας"
- Hospital: Πολυκλινική Αθηνών
- Police: Unnamed police
- Police: General Police Directorate of Attica
- Police: Police Department at Aghios Panteleimonas
- Police: Police Department at Kolonos
- Police: Tourist Police of Athens
- Police: Αστυνομικό Τμήμα Εξαρχείων
- Police: Αστυνομικό Τμήμα Κυψέλης
- Police: Αστυνομικό Τμήμα Ομονοίας
- Police: Αστυνομικό Τμήμα Συντάγματος
- Police: Διεύθυνση Τροχαίας Αθηνών
- Embassy: Embassy of Belgium
- Embassy: Embassy of Egypt
- Embassy: Embassy of France
- Embassy: Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus
- Embassy: French consulate
- Pharmacy: Unnamed pharmacy
- Pharmacy: Unnamed pharmacy
- Pharmacy: Unnamed pharmacy
- Pharmacy: Αικ. Σταυροπούλου
- Pharmacy: Γ. Κ. Μπακάκος
- Pharmacy: ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑ ΠΗΝΕΛΟΠΗ ΡΑΠΤΗ
- Pharmacy: Καραμανώλη
- Pharmacy: Καραμανώλης Ιωάννης
- Pharmacy: Μαρκέλλα Ι. Ματσούκα
- Pharmacy: Φαρμακείο Λώλης
- Fire station: Unnamed fire station
- Fire station: 1ος Πυροσβεστικος Σταθμός
- Fire station: 2th Fire Station of Athens
- Fire station: 4ος Πυροσβεστικός Σταθμός Αθηνών
- Fire station: 7ος Πυροσβεστικός Σταθμός Αθηνών
Map and facility data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations can be incomplete or outdated; confirm before relying on them. See this destination’s numbers or browse emergency numbers by country.
Emergency numbers (Greece)
| Police | 100 |
|---|---|
| Ambulance | 166 |
| Fire | 199 |
| General | 112 |
See nearby hospitals, police, pharmacies, embassies, and fire stations on the safety map.
Medical access
| Hospital access | medium |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy access | medium |
| Emergency response | medium |
| English-speaking care | unknown |
| Evacuation complexity | medium |
The provided search results do not contain specific information regarding medical care, hospital access, or emergency healthcare services in Athens.
Common scam patterns
- Plaka Bar-Invite Scam. Friendly locals or individuals may approach tourists and invite them to specific bars or clubs. Victims are subsequently hit with inflated, exorbitant drink bills. Tip: Ignore unsolicited invitations to bars and venues from strangers.
- Taxi Overcharging and Rigged Meters. Taxi drivers may take unnecessarily long routes or attempt to overcharge visitors, particularly around the airport and Plaka. Using rideshare apps like Bolt or Beat (formerly Taxibeat) is recommended for transparent pricing. Tip: Use vetted transport or rideshare apps rather than hailing random street taxis.
- Persistent Bracelet and Flower Sellers. Sellers may approach tourists offering 'free' friendship bracelets or flowers, then aggressively demand a payment of 3 to 5 euros. Anyone acting overly aggressive should simply be ignored. Tip: Politely decline and walk away if anyone tries to hand you unsolicited items.
Area notes
- Plaka. A major tourist area and historic neighborhood, though visitors should remain alert for pickpockets and bar invitation scams.
- Monastiraki. A popular central zone known for its markets and sites, but crowded areas attract pickpockets.
- Omonia. An area known for having a grittier reputation and feeling rougher at night.
Nearest embassies & consulates
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Calculate my trip riskScore history
| When | Score change | Tier | Reason / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 24 → 31 | low → moderate | Method change (scoring v2) scoring v2 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0 → 0 | unknown | Data update Grounded open data research & citations |
| May 15, 2026 | — → 28 | moderate | Data update Editorial baseline 2026-05-14 (Numbeo + WHO + State Dept + Global Peace Index references) |
Every editorial change to Athens's composite score is logged here, with the source and reason for the change. Live data overlays (weather, advisories, disaster alerts, news) refresh continuously on their own cadences and are not recorded as score changes — see the Live conditions section above for current overlay state.
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Transparency & Sources
We document the baseline sources, coverage scope, and data inputs for this destination below.
Sources used
- SimpleMaps World Cities (CC BY 4.0): Coordinates, region, population for Athens
- Travel Risk Calculator score (method v2): Security, crime and scams, health, natural hazards and current alerts for Athens, from US, UK and Canadian advisories, INFORM, World Bank, UCDP, CDC, GDACS, USGS and OpenStreetMap
- Editorial baseline (Travel Risk Calculator): City-level threat scoring across 9 categories (crime, health, advisory, political, disaster, transport, environmental, digital security, money safety)
Live data overlays on this page refresh asynchronously on the source cadences shown above. Run an assessment to create a trip-specific briefing using your dates and traveler profile.
Baseline scope
- Category scores represent an analytical baseline, updated from official feeds and public records.
Coverage notes
- Transport-hub safety notes (airport, train stations).
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