Is Best safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Best safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Best 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.
Best 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 Best: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (55/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Noord-Brabant (51.5108° N, 5.3922° E), Best sits 101.0 km NNW from Amsterdam at 17 m elevation.
Noord-Brabant
51.5108° N, 5.3922° E
17 m
Europe/Amsterdam
30,216
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Netherlands
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (78 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Low °C | 1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 4° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 73 | 57 | 67 | 57 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 69 | 70 | 63 |
Normals: Bree (43.5 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 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Best happened in August (4 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Netherlands travel advice & laws.
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