Is Velenje safe? Slovenia travel risk
Is Velenje safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Velenje scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Slovenia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2026); 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.
Velenje 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 Slovenia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Velenje: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (48/100) and security (19/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Slovenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 46.3625° N, 15.1144° E place Velenje within Velenje at an elevation of 428 meters. Heading to Ljubljana: 58.2 km SW.
Velenje
46.3625° N, 15.1144° E
428 m
Europe/Ljubljana
25,594
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: May (115 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 9° | 5° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 69 | 56 | 78 | 84 | 115 | 104 | 98 | 92 | 82 | 101 | 93 | 66 |
Normals: Radeče (33.3 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 Slovenia travel advice & laws.
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