Is Cornelius safe? United States travel risk
Is Cornelius safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cornelius scores 38/100 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.
Cornelius scores 38/100 (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 Cornelius: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
Situated in North Carolina at 35.4724° N, 80.8813° W (elevation 245 m), Cornelius lies 512.6 km NE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.
North Carolina
35.4724° N, 80.8813° W
245 m
America/New_York
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Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (131 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 23° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 103 | 94 | 103 | 84 | 82 | 92 | 113 | 131 | 86 | 59 | 85 | 108 |
Normals: Charlotte (29.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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