Is Garden Grove safe? United States travel risk
Is Garden Grove safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Garden Grove scores 44/100 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.
Garden Grove scores 44/100 (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 Garden Grove: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: natural hazards (75/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 44 is higher than 47% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Garden Grove belongs to California (United States), centered at coordinates 33.7787° N, 117.9601° W (27 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 3,680.1 km towards the ENE.
California
33.7787° N, 117.9601° W
27 m
America/Los_Angeles
170,603
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (33 °C avg high); Wettest: February (70 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 20° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 29° | 23° | 19° |
| Low °C | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 70 | 59 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 50 |
Normals: Los Angeles (40.1 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Garden Grove happened in January (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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Questions travellers ask about Garden Grove
Is Garden Grove safe?
Garden Grove currently scores 44/100 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 — Garden Grove · Methodology
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