Is Rochester safe? United States travel risk
Is Rochester safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rochester scores 35/100 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.
Rochester scores 35/100 (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 Rochester: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in New York (43.1680° N, 77.6162° W), Rochester sits 476.7 km S from Washington at 154 m elevation.
New York
43.1680° N, 77.6162° W
154 m
America/New_York
694,707
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: July (27 °C avg high); Wettest: November (118 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 0° | 1° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 23° | 27° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 8° | 3° |
| Low °C | -6° | -6° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 82 | 74 | 84 | 92 | 88 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 97 | 97 | 118 | 102 |
Normals: Rochester (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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