Is Borgarnes safe? Iceland travel risk
Is Borgarnes safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Borgarnes scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Iceland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 May 2026); 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.
Borgarnes scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Iceland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Borgarnes: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (38/100) and crime and scams (20/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 64.5333° N, 21.9167° W within Borgarbyggð, Borgarnes is situated 43.1 km S of Reykjavík at an altitude of 14 m.
Borgarbyggð
64.5333° N, 21.9167° W
14 m
Atlantic/Reykjavik
2,181
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Iceland
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (14 °C avg high); Wettest: February (139 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Low °C | -5° | -3° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 125 | 139 | 114 | 101 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 106 | 129 | 132 | 109 | 120 |
Normals: Reykjavík (43.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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