Is Varese safe? Italy travel risk
Is Varese safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Varese scores 32/100 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.
Varese scores 32/100 (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 Varese: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Varese belongs to Lombardy (Italy), centered at coordinates 45.8167° N, 8.8333° E (382 m above sea level). Distance to Rome is 524.9 km towards the SE.
Lombardy
45.8167° N, 8.8333° E
382 m
Europe/Rome
78,409
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Italy
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: October (146 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -2° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 10° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 72 | 63 | 92 | 115 | 135 | 106 | 81 | 73 | 113 | 146 | 100 | 67 |
Normals: Milan (48 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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Varese happened in January, June and August (6 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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