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Piekary Śląskie score: 23/100 (Low) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Piekary Śląskie safe? Poland travel risk

Is Piekary Śląskie safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Piekary Śląskie 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.

Piekary Śląskie 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 Piekary Śląskie: 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 (50.3833° N, 18.9500° E), Piekary Śląskie sits 250.4 km NE from Warsaw at 290 m elevation.

Region
Śląskie
Coordinates
50.3833° N, 18.9500° E
Elevation
290 m
Time Zone
Europe/Warsaw
Population
51,876
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kraków (78.8 km ESE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) 13.9 km NE
Hospital Care Szpital Miejski 1.0 km SSE
Police Station Komenda Miejska Policji w Piekarach Śląskich 0.8 km SSW
Railway Terminal Radzionków 3.8 km NW

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 (14.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Poland travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Poland entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Bytom 20
4.6 km SSW
Chorzów 22
9.3 km S
Katowice 22
14.4 km SSE
Ruda Śląska 15
15.0 km SSW
Zabrze 15
15.2 km SW
Sosnowiec 15
17.1 km SE

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