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Brandon score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Brandon safe? United States travel risk

Is Brandon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Brandon scores 36/100 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.

Brandon scores 36/100 (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 Brandon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Local Geographic Profile

Charted at coordinates 27.9367° N, 82.3000° W in Florida, Brandon maintains a regional distance of 1,313.8 km NNE to Washington.

Region
Florida
Coordinates
27.9367° N, 82.3000° W
Elevation
14 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
116,365
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Tampa (15.6 km WNW).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub Tampa International Airport (TPA) 23.3 km W
Hospital Care HCA Florida - Brandon Hospital 1.3 km ESE
Police Station Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Jail Division II 4.4 km NW
Railway Terminal Tampa Union Station 14.9 km W

Surrounding Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: June (31 °C avg high); Wettest: July (171 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 21° 21° 24° 27° 30° 31° 31° 31° 30° 28° 25° 22°
Low °C 12° 13° 15° 18° 21° 24° 25° 25° 24° 21° 16° 13°
Rain mm 65 64 76 60 58 154 171 164 134 54 36 54

Normals: Tampa (15.6 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 — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Brandon happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Riverview 15
12.7 km S
Tampa 62
15.6 km WNW
Town 'n' Country 17
28.4 km WNW
Lakeland 15
36.4 km ENE
St. Petersburg 55
39.3 km WSW
Clearwater 50
45.6 km W

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Sources: SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM contributors, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Data desk · Sources · Editorial Policy