Is Ecublens safe? Switzerland travel risk
Is Ecublens safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ecublens scores 22/100 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.
Ecublens scores 22/100 (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 Ecublens: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (35/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Switzerland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 46.5333° N, 6.5667° E in Vaud, Ecublens maintains a regional distance of 81.4 km NE to Bern.
Vaud
46.5333° N, 6.5667° E
409 m
Europe/Zurich
12,854
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Switzerland
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 (49 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 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ecublens happened in June (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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