Is Elon safe? United States travel risk
Is Elon safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Elon 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.
Elon 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 Elon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (68/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 40 is higher than 41% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Elon belongs to North Carolina (United States), centered at coordinates 36.1016° N, 79.5086° W (215 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 381.4 km towards the NE.
North Carolina
36.1016° N, 79.5086° W
215 m
America/New_York
11,325
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (126 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 11° | 15° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | -1° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 102 | 91 | 101 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 111 | 126 | 94 | 61 | 89 | 104 |
Normals: Greensboro (28.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Elon happened in July, August and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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