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Brunssum score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Brunssum safe? Netherlands travel risk

Is Brunssum safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Brunssum scores 36/100 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.

Brunssum scores 36/100 (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 Brunssum: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (57/100).

A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.

Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 50.9500° N, 5.9667° E within Limburg, Brunssum is situated 173.8 km NNW of Amsterdam at an altitude of 79 m.

Region
Limburg
Coordinates
50.9500° N, 5.9667° E
Elevation
79 m
Time Zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Population
27,670
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cologne (69.1 km E).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Geilenkirchen Air Base (GKE) 5.4 km ENE
Hospital Care Zuyderland 8.9 km S
Police Station Politiebureau Brunssum 1.3 km SSE
Railway Terminal Hoensbroek 5.6 km SSW

Proximate Regional Communities (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 (33.4 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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Netherlands entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Bilzen 10
32.7 km WSW
Bree 17
33.4 km NW
Bocholt 10
36.7 km NW
Verviers 15
41.4 km S
Hasselt 10
44.1 km W
Liège 15
44.3 km SW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy