Is Pozzuoli safe? Italy travel risk
Is Pozzuoli safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pozzuoli scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); 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.
Pozzuoli 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 Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pozzuoli: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (52/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 40.8231° N, 14.1222° E within Campania, Pozzuoli is situated 181.2 km NW of Rome at an altitude of 28 m.
Campania
40.8231° N, 14.1222° E
28 m
Europe/Rome
76,331
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Italy)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (186 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 6° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 147 | 114 | 106 | 95 | 75 | 38 | 14 | 19 | 51 | 150 | 186 | 155 |
Normals: Naples (12.7 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 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pozzuoli happened in January, February, March, May and September (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 9 Mar 2026 (30 km away) — USGS details
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