Is Lower Hutt safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Lower Hutt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lower Hutt scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates New Zealand Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 29 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lower Hutt scores 22/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and New Zealand (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lower Hutt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (38/100) and security (17/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Zealand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 41.2167° S, 174.9167° E place Lower Hutt within Wellington at an elevation of 9 meters. Heading to Wellington: 14.2 km SW.
Wellington
41.2167° S, 174.9167° E
9 m
Pacific/Auckland
103,400
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in New Zealand
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (18 °C avg high); Wettest: June (90 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 17° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 57 | 49 | 64 | 63 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 61 | 65 |
Normals: Wellington (14.2 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Lower Hutt happened in April and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 15 Feb 2023 (80 km away) — USGS details
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