Is Locarno safe? Switzerland travel risk
Is Locarno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Locarno scores 19/100 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.
Locarno scores 19/100 (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 Locarno: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (37/100) and security (14/100).
A score of 19 is higher than the scores of 5% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Switzerland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 46.1664° N, 8.7997° E in Ticino, Locarno maintains a regional distance of 135.1 km NW to Bern.
Ticino
46.1664° N, 8.7997° E
206 m
Europe/Zurich
16,012
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Switzerland
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: September (205 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 7° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 72 | 72 | 124 | 152 | 199 | 184 | 177 | 137 | 205 | 195 | 126 | 78 |
Normals: Lugano (21.4 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Locarno happened in June (3 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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