Portsmouth score: 40/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Portsmouth safe? United States travel risk

Is Portsmouth safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Portsmouth scores 40/100 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.

Portsmouth scores 40/100 (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 Portsmouth: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: natural hazards (68/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 40 is higher than 41% of the cities we score.

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

Geographic & Regional Coordinates

Charted at coordinates 36.8468° N, 76.3540° W in Virginia, Portsmouth maintains a regional distance of 236.1 km NNW to Washington.

Region
Virginia

Coordinates
36.8468° N, 76.3540° W

Elevation
3 m

Time Zone
America/New_York

Population
97,299

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Virginia Beach (30.4 km ESE).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) (NGU) 11.6 km NNE

Hospital Care Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center 1.3 km SSE

Police Station Internal Affairs 3.8 km WNW

Railway Terminal EVMC/Fort Norfolk 4.7 km ENE

Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States

Norfolk · 10.0 km ENE Chesapeake · 19.3 km SSE Hampton · 23.2 km N Virginia Beach · 30.4 km ESE Suffolk · 30.5 km SW

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: August (123 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	9°	11°	14°	19°	23°	28°	30°	29°	26°	21°	16°	12°
Low °C	2°	3°	6°	11°	16°	21°	23°	23°	21°	15°	9°	5°
Rain mm	114	98	90	93	89	99	118	123	103	68	87	105

Normals: Virginia Beach (30.4 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

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

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Norfolk 22

10.0 km ENE

Chesapeake 15

19.3 km SSE

Hampton 15

23.2 km N

Virginia Beach 55

30.4 km ESE

Suffolk 10

30.5 km SW

Newport News 15

32.2 km NNW

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          Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy
      