Is Amarillo safe? United States travel risk
Is Amarillo safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Amarillo scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Amarillo scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Amarillo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
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Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Texas at 35.1984° N, 101.8316° W (elevation 1118 m), Amarillo lies 2,233.2 km ENE of Washington. Time zone: America/Chicago.
Texas
35.1984° N, 101.8316° W
1118 m
America/Chicago
205,100
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Amarillo happened in February (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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