Is Nijmegen safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is Nijmegen safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Nijmegen scores 34/100 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.
Nijmegen scores 34/100 (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 Nijmegen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Gelderland (51.8425° N, 5.8528° E), Nijmegen sits 87.2 km NW from Amsterdam at 25 m elevation.
Gelderland
51.8425° N, 5.8528° E
25 m
Europe/Amsterdam
177,659
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Netherlands
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nijmegen happened in June, July and September (6 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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