Is Chełm safe? Poland travel risk
Is Chełm safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chełm scores 21/100 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.
Chełm scores 21/100 (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 Chełm: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and natural hazards (30/100).
A score of 21 is higher than the scores of 9% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Lubelskie (51.1322° N, 23.4778° E), Chełm sits 209.3 km NW from Warsaw at 177 m elevation.
Lubelskie
51.1322° N, 23.4778° E
177 m
Europe/Warsaw
59,546
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Poland)
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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Chełm happened in March, May and July (3 of 3 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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