Is Askim safe? Norway travel risk
Is Askim safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Askim scores 19/100 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.
Askim scores 19/100 (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 Askim: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: health and medical access (33/100) and security (15/100).
A score of 19 is higher than the scores of 5% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Norway travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 59.5832° N, 11.1629° E within Viken, Askim is situated 43.7 km NNW of Oslo at an altitude of 136 m.
Viken
59.5832° N, 11.1629° E
136 m
Europe/Oslo
14,488
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (43.7 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 Askim happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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