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Garner score: 41/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Garner safe? United States travel risk

Is Garner safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Garner scores 41/100 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.

Garner scores 41/100 (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 Garner: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: natural hazards (69/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in North Carolina (35.6936° N, 78.6181° W), Garner sits 384.1 km NNE from Washington at 110 m elevation.

Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
35.6936° N, 78.6181° W
Elevation
110 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
32,543
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Virginia Beach (258.3 km ENE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 25.6 km NW
Hospital Care Garner VA Clinic 4.3 km S
Police Station Garner Police Department 1.5 km NNW
Railway Terminal Raleigh 9.7 km NNW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (141 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 10° 12° 17° 22° 26° 30° 32° 31° 28° 23° 16° 11°
Low °C 1° 2° 6° 11° 15° 20° 23° 22° 19° 13° 7° 3°
Rain mm 103 91 97 87 86 108 122 141 92 62 87 101

Normals: Raleigh (15.6 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 — — — — — — 2 1 1 — — —

Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Garner happened in July (2 of 4 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Raleigh 37
15.6 km N
Cary 15
20.7 km WNW
Wendell 10
22.4 km ENE
Apex 10
23.4 km W
Morrisville 10
25.2 km NW
Durham 15
40.8 km NW

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy