Is Częstochowa safe? Poland travel risk
Is Częstochowa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Częstochowa 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.
Częstochowa 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 Częstochowa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Śląskie territory, Częstochowa is established at 50.8000° N, 19.1167° E. It lies 206.1 km NE relative to Warsaw. Time zone observed: Europe/Warsaw.
Śląskie
50.8000° N, 19.1167° E
253 m
Europe/Warsaw
213,107
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Częstochowa happened in August (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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