Is Wałbrzych safe? Poland travel risk
Is Wałbrzych safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wałbrzych scores 22/100 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.
Wałbrzych scores 22/100 (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 Wałbrzych: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (25/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Poland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Dolnośląskie territory, Wałbrzych is established at 50.7667° N, 16.2833° E. It lies 365.4 km ENE relative to Warsaw. Time zone observed: Europe/Warsaw.
Dolnośląskie
50.7667° N, 16.2833° E
495 m
Europe/Warsaw
104,401
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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 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Wałbrzych happened in July (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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