Is Salaspils safe? Latvia travel risk
Is Salaspils safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Salaspils scores 25/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Latvia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Apr 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.
Salaspils scores 25/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Latvia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Salaspils: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 25 is higher than the scores of 15% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Latvia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Salaspils (56.8614° N, 24.3500° E), Salaspils sits 17.6 km WNW from Riga at 21 m elevation.
Salaspils
56.8614° N, 24.3500° E
21 m
Europe/Riga
17,826
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Latvia
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (22 °C avg high); Wettest: August (102 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -0° | -1° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 4° | 0° |
| Low °C | -4° | -6° | -3° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 49 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 60 | 95 | 102 | 68 | 72 | 66 | 54 |
Normals: Riga (17.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Salaspils happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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