Is Leiden safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Leiden safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Leiden scores 30/100 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.
Leiden scores 30/100 (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 Leiden: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 30 is higher than 13% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 52.1600° N, 4.4900° E place Leiden within Zuid-Holland at an elevation of 6 meters. Heading to Amsterdam: 36.4 km NE.
Zuid-Holland
52.1600° N, 4.4900° E
6 m
Europe/Amsterdam
124,093
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (36.4 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Leiden happened in August (2 of 4 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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