Is Castricum safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Castricum safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Castricum scores 29/100 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.
Castricum scores 29/100 (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 Castricum: 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 29 is higher than 10% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 52.5500° N, 4.6667° E in Noord-Holland, Castricum features an altitude of 3 m. The settlement is located 25.9 km SE from Amsterdam.
Noord-Holland
52.5500° N, 4.6667° E
3 m
Europe/Amsterdam
36,086
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° | 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 (25.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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