Is Bergen op Zoom safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Bergen op Zoom safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Bergen op Zoom scores 35/100 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 op Zoom scores 35/100 (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 op Zoom: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (53/100).
A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 51.5000° N, 4.3000° E in Noord-Brabant, Bergen op Zoom maintains a regional distance of 105.0 km NNE to Amsterdam.
Noord-Brabant
51.5000° N, 4.3000° E
9 m
Europe/Amsterdam
67,514
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 7° |
| Low °C | 2° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 72 | 75 | 64 |
Normals: Rotterdam (48.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Netherlands travel advice & laws.
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