Is Bergen safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Bergen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bergen scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Netherlands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 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.
Bergen scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Netherlands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bergen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 52.6667° N, 4.7167° E in Noord-Holland, Bergen features an altitude of 3 m. The settlement is located 35.6 km SSE from Amsterdam.
Noord-Holland
52.6667° N, 4.7167° E
3 m
Europe/Amsterdam
29,715
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Netherlands
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: July (77 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 67 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 60 | 71 | 70 | 62 |
Normals: Amsterdam (35.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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