Is Helsingborg safe? Sweden travel risk
Is Helsingborg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Helsingborg scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Sweden Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Helsingborg 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 Sweden (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Helsingborg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (24/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sweden travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Skåne territory, Helsingborg is established at 56.0424° N, 12.7210° E. It lies 483.4 km NE relative to Stockholm. Time zone observed: Europe/Stockholm.
Skåne
56.0424° N, 12.7210° E
13 m
Europe/Stockholm
116,029
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Sweden)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (21 °C avg high); Wettest: July (71 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Low °C | -1° | -2° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 8° | 3° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 55 | 42 | 46 | 44 | 54 | 58 | 71 | 69 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 49 |
Normals: Copenhagen (41.5 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Helsingborg happened in August (2 of 2 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 Sweden travel advice & laws.
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