Is Chêne-Bougeries safe? Switzerland travel risk
Is Chêne-Bougeries safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chêne-Bougeries scores 17/100 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.
Chêne-Bougeries scores 17/100 (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 Chêne-Bougeries: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (33/100) and security (14/100).
A score of 17 is higher than the scores of 4% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Chêne-Bougeries belongs to Genève (Switzerland), centered at coordinates 46.1833° N, 6.1833° E (423 m above sea level). Distance to Bern is 128.7 km towards the NE.
Genève
46.1833° N, 6.1833° E
423 m
Europe/Zurich
12,215
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (24 °C avg high); Wettest: May (150 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 134 | 82 | 131 | 134 | 150 | 143 | 137 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 138 | 110 |
Normals: Geneva (3.5 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Chêne-Bougeries happened in November (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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