Is Vrhnika safe? Slovenia travel risk
Is Vrhnika safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Vrhnika scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Vrhnika 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 Slovenia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Vrhnika: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (50/100) and security (19/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Slovenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 45.9624° N, 14.2937° E in Vrhnika, Vrhnika features an altitude of 297 m. The settlement is located 19.2 km ENE from Ljubljana.
Vrhnika
45.9624° N, 14.2937° E
297 m
Europe/Ljubljana
8,969
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Slovenia
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (25 °C avg high); Wettest: October (132 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | -3° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 88 | 70 | 99 | 98 | 122 | 111 | 113 | 98 | 105 | 132 | 119 | 80 |
Normals: Ljubljana (19.2 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 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Vrhnika happened in September (5 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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