Is The Hague safe? Netherlands travel risk
Is The Hague safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
The Hague scores 31/100 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.
The Hague scores 31/100 (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 The Hague: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 31 is higher than 15% of the cities we score.
Consult the Netherlands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 52.0800° N, 4.3100° E place The Hague within Zuid-Holland at an elevation of 4 meters. Heading to Amsterdam: 51.6 km NE.
Zuid-Holland
52.0800° N, 4.3100° E
4 m
Europe/Amsterdam
548,320
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 7° |
| Low °C | 2° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 72 | 75 | 64 |
Normals: Rotterdam (20.8 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 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of The Hague 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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