Is Friendswood safe? United States travel risk
Is Friendswood safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Friendswood 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.
Friendswood 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 Friendswood: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (60/100) and security (35/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Texas territory, Friendswood is established at 29.5110° N, 95.1981° W. It lies 1,965.7 km NE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Chicago.
Texas
29.5110° N, 95.1981° W
10 m
America/Chicago
40,827
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: April (110 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 33° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 28° | 22° | 18° |
| Low °C | 8° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 89 | 68 | 87 | 110 | 89 | 68 | 81 | 109 | 89 | 70 | 100 | 109 |
Normals: Houston (35.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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