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Będzin score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Będzin safe? Poland travel risk

Is Będzin safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Będzin scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Poland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 5 Jun 2025); 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.

Będzin scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Poland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Będzin: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (25/100).

A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 50.3333° N, 19.1167° E in Śląskie, Będzin features an altitude of 255 m. The settlement is located 248.7 km NNE from Warsaw.

Region
Śląskie
Coordinates
50.3333° N, 19.1167° E
Elevation
255 m
Time Zone
Europe/Warsaw
Population
55,695
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kraków (65.8 km ESE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) 16.1 km N
Hospital Care Zagłębiowski Szpital Kliniczny - Szpital Będzin 1.5 km SE
Police Station Straż Miejska w Będzinie 2.1 km SE
Railway Terminal Dąbrowa Górnicza 4.8 km E

Adjacent Localities in Poland

Climate by Month

Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: July (104 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 1° 2° 8° 14° 18° 21° 23° 23° 20° 14° 6° 1°
Low °C -4° -5° -1° 4° 9° 12° 14° 14° 11° 7° 1° -4°
Rain mm 48 44 49 70 85 97 104 74 57 53 55 52

Normals: Katowice (10.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Poland entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Dąbrowa Górnicza 15
5.2 km ESE
Sosnowiec 15
5.7 km SSE
Katowice 22
10.4 km SW
Chorzów 22
12.4 km WSW
Bytom 20
14.4 km W
Ruda Śląska 15
20.3 km WSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy