Is Columbia safe? United States travel risk
Is Columbia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Columbia scores 37/100 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.
Columbia scores 37/100 (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 Columbia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in South Carolina (34.0378° N, 80.9036° W), Columbia sits 643.0 km NNE from Washington at 89 m elevation.
South Carolina
34.0378° N, 80.9036° W
89 m
America/New_York
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Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (148 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 3° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 104 | 88 | 103 | 83 | 76 | 99 | 128 | 148 | 85 | 54 | 73 | 102 |
Normals: Columbia (0 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 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Columbia happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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