Is Phoenix safe? United States travel risk
Is Phoenix safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Phoenix scores 37/100 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.
Phoenix scores 37/100 (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 Phoenix: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than 35% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Arizona at 33.5722° N, 112.0892° W (elevation 331 m), Phoenix lies 3,180.7 km ENE of Washington. Time zone: America/Phoenix.
Arizona
33.5722° N, 112.0892° W
331 m
America/Phoenix
4,065,338
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (41 °C avg high); Wettest: August (46 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 21° | 25° | 30° | 35° | 40° | 41° | 39° | 38° | 32° | 24° | 18° |
| Low °C | 5° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 16° | 9° | 5° |
| Rain mm | 21 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 37 |
Normals: Phoenix (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Phoenix happened in April and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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