Is Bytom safe? Poland travel risk
Is Bytom safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bytom scores 23/100 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.
Bytom scores 23/100 (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 Bytom: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
A score of 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Śląskie (50.3483° N, 18.9156° E), Bytom sits 255.0 km NE from Warsaw at 285 m elevation.
Śląskie
50.3483° N, 18.9156° E
285 m
Europe/Warsaw
153,274
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 (12.2 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 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bytom happened in June (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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