Is Rybnik safe? Poland travel risk
Is Rybnik safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rybnik scores 24/100 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.
Rybnik scores 24/100 (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 Rybnik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (42/100) and security (25/100).
A score of 24 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 50.0833° N, 18.5500° E place Rybnik within Śląskie at an elevation of 233 meters. Heading to Warsaw: 294.0 km NE.
Śląskie
50.0833° N, 18.5500° E
233 m
Europe/Warsaw
133,772
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (39.1 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 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rybnik happened in June (4 of 12 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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