Is Charlottesville safe? United States travel risk
Is Charlottesville safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Charlottesville scores 41/100 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.
Charlottesville scores 41/100 (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 Charlottesville: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (69/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Virginia (38.0375° N, 78.4855° W), Charlottesville sits 160.2 km NE from Washington at 142 m elevation.
Virginia
38.0375° N, 78.4855° W
142 m
America/New_York
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Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Charlottesville happened in March and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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