Is Glastonbury safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Glastonbury safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Glastonbury scores 28/100 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.
Glastonbury scores 28/100 (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 Glastonbury: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (37/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Somerset territory, Glastonbury is established at 51.1475° N, 2.7175° W. It lies 184.3 km ENE relative to London. Time zone observed: Europe/London.
Somerset
51.1475° N, 2.7175° W
13 m
Europe/London
8,932
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United Kingdom)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (21 °C avg high); Wettest: November (77 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Low °C | 3° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 71 | 60 | 67 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 64 |
Normals: Bristol (35 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 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Glastonbury happened in September (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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