Is Katowice safe? Poland travel risk
Is Katowice safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Katowice 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.
Katowice 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 Katowice: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Śląskie at 50.2625° N, 19.0217° E (elevation 276 m), Katowice lies 258.9 km NNE of Warsaw. Time zone: Europe/Warsaw.
Śląskie
50.2625° N, 19.0217° E
276 m
Europe/Warsaw
285,711
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 (0 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Katowice happened in June (3 of 8 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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