Is Olecko safe? Poland travel risk
Is Olecko safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Olecko scores 26/100 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.
Olecko scores 26/100 (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 Olecko: 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 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 54.0333° N, 22.5000° E in Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Olecko features an altitude of 155 m. The settlement is located 223.8 km SSW from Warsaw.
Warmińsko-Mazurskie
54.0333° N, 22.5000° E
155 m
Europe/Warsaw
16,076
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Olecko happened in August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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