Is Henderson safe? United States travel risk
Is Henderson safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Henderson scores 36/100 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.
Henderson scores 36/100 (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 Henderson: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Nevada territory, Henderson is established at 36.0133° N, 115.0381° W. It lies 3,347.1 km ENE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Los_Angeles.
Nevada
36.0133° N, 115.0381° W
569 m
America/Los_Angeles
324,523
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (40 °C avg high); Wettest: February (20 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 32° | 37° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 28° | 19° | 14° |
| Low °C | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 16 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
Normals: Las Vegas (19.7 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Henderson happened in June (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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