Is Baden safe? Switzerland travel risk
Is Baden safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Baden scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Switzerland Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 14 Aug 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.
Baden 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 Switzerland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baden: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (42/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Switzerland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Aargau territory, Baden is established at 47.4729° N, 8.3080° E. It lies 87.4 km SW relative to Bern. Time zone observed: Europe/Zurich.
Aargau
47.4729° N, 8.3080° E
381 m
Europe/Zurich
19,122
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Switzerland
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (170 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 109 | 76 | 122 | 124 | 162 | 170 | 145 | 117 | 122 | 107 | 112 | 97 |
Normals: Zürich (20.7 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Baden happened in May and September (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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