Is Hengelo safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Hengelo safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Hengelo scores 32/100 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.
Hengelo scores 32/100 (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 Hengelo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 32 is higher than 19% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Hengelo belongs to Overijssel (Netherlands), centered at coordinates 52.2656° N, 6.7931° E (18 m above sea level). Distance to Amsterdam is 128.9 km towards the W.
Overijssel
52.2656° N, 6.7931° E
18 m
Europe/Amsterdam
81,049
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Netherlands)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (22 °C avg high); Wettest: July (79 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Low °C | 1° | -0° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 79 | 60 | 65 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 69 | 70 | 70 |
Normals: Ahaus (26.2 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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