Is Wicklow safe? Ireland travel risk
Is Wicklow safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wicklow scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Ireland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 20 Mar 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.
Wicklow 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 Ireland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Wicklow: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and natural hazards (33/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ireland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 52.9779° N, 6.0330° W within Wicklow, Wicklow is situated 44.0 km NNW of Dublin at an altitude of 53 m.
Wicklow
52.9779° N, 6.0330° W
53 m
Europe/Dublin
12,957
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ireland
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (19 °C avg high); Wettest: October (80 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 50 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 80 | 77 | 76 |
Normals: Dublin (44 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wicklow happened in August (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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