Is Ferndale safe? United States travel risk
Is Ferndale safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ferndale scores 34/100 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.
Ferndale scores 34/100 (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 Ferndale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 42.4592° N, 83.1313° W in Michigan, Ferndale maintains a regional distance of 649.4 km SE to Washington.
Michigan
42.4592° N, 83.1313° W
197 m
America/Detroit
19,156
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (87 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 8° | 2° |
| Low °C | -8° | -8° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 48 | 51 | 69 | 87 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 63 |
Normals: Detroit (8.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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