Is Oceanside safe? United States travel risk
Is Oceanside safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Oceanside scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Oceanside scores 54/100 (Elevated). 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 Oceanside: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 54 is higher than 71% 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 California territory, Oceanside is established at 33.2247° N, 117.3083° W. It lies 3,646.2 km ENE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Los_Angeles.
California
33.2247° N, 117.3083° W
20 m
America/Los_Angeles
172,542
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: February (53 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 18° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 20° | 17° |
| Low °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 52 | 53 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 50 |
Normals: San Diego (47.1 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Oceanside happened in January and December (4 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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