Is Bronx safe? United States travel risk
Is Bronx safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bronx scores 40/100 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.
Bronx scores 40/100 (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 Bronx: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in New York (40.8501° N, 73.8662° W), Bronx sits 345.0 km SW from Washington at lowland elevation.
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40.8501° N, 73.8662° W
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Climate by Month
Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: December (106 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -4° | -4° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 11° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 88 | 74 | 94 | 101 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 104 | 86 | 82 | 97 | 106 |
Normals: New York (18 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 Bronx happened in September (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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