Is East Palo Alto safe? United States travel risk
Is East Palo Alto safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
East Palo Alto scores 39/100 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.
East Palo Alto scores 39/100 (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 East Palo Alto: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 37.4671° N, 122.1352° W in California, East Palo Alto maintains a regional distance of 3,906.0 km ENE to Washington.
California
37.4671° N, 122.1352° W
6 m
America/Los_Angeles
29,143
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (22 °C avg high); Wettest: January (94 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Low °C | 5° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 94 | 84 | 73 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 82 |
Normals: San Francisco (42.1 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of East Palo Alto happened in February and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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Evaluated Destinations in this Region
Questions travellers ask about East Palo Alto
Is East Palo Alto safe to visit?
East Palo Alto currently scores 39/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — East Palo Alto · Methodology
How bad is crime in East Palo Alto?
Our crime score for the United States country baseline (no city-level score yet) is 45/100 (moderate).
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