Is Cumbernauld safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Cumbernauld safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cumbernauld scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); 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.
Cumbernauld scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cumbernauld: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (29/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in North Lanarkshire at 55.9450° N, 3.9940° W (elevation 149 m), Cumbernauld lies 554.9 km SSE of London. Time zone: Europe/London.
North Lanarkshire
55.9450° N, 3.9940° W
149 m
Europe/London
50,920
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (18 °C avg high); Wettest: January (117 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 117 | 80 | 93 | 75 | 74 | 82 | 96 | 90 | 97 | 115 | 97 | 112 |
Normals: Glasgow (18.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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