Is Bochnia safe? Poland travel risk
Is Bochnia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bochnia scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). 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.
Bochnia 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 Poland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bochnia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Małopolskie territory, Bochnia is established at 49.9833° N, 20.4333° E. It lies 253.1 km N relative to Warsaw. Time zone observed: Europe/Warsaw.
Małopolskie
49.9833° N, 20.4333° E
218 m
Europe/Warsaw
28,692
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Poland)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (107 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° | 15° | 6° | 1° |
| Low °C | -5° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 44 | 46 | 51 | 74 | 89 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 61 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
Normals: Kraków (36.5 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 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bochnia happened in July (3 of 6 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 Poland travel advice & laws.
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