Is Gérakas safe? Greece travel risk
Is Gérakas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gérakas 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.
Gérakas scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greece (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gérakas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
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.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Gérakas belongs to Attikí (Greece), centered at coordinates 38.0333° N, 23.8500° E (250 m above sea level). Distance to Athens is 12.0 km towards the WSW.
Attikí
38.0333° N, 23.8500° E
250 m
Europe/Athens
29,939
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Greece
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: December (59 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 26° | 30° | 34° | 33° | 29° | 23° | 17° | 13° |
| Low °C | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 57 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 47 | 59 |
Normals: Athens (12 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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