Is Asker safe? Norway travel risk
Is Asker safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Asker scores 16/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Norway Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 6 Jul 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.
Asker scores 16/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Norway (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Asker: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (15/100) and natural hazards (22/100).
A score of 16 is higher than the scores of 2% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Norway travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Viken territory, Asker is established at 59.8331° N, 10.4392° E. It lies 19.0 km ENE relative to Oslo. Time zone observed: Europe/Oslo.
Viken
59.8331° N, 10.4392° E
119 m
Europe/Oslo
61,523
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Norway
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (21 °C avg high); Wettest: July (120 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -3° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 2° | -1° |
| Low °C | -8° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 5° | -2° | -6° |
| Rain mm | 67 | 48 | 65 | 59 | 77 | 78 | 120 | 99 | 83 | 93 | 80 | 69 |
Normals: Oslo (19 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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Asker happened in October (1 of 1 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 Norway travel advice & laws.
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