Is Spartanburg safe? United States travel risk
Is Spartanburg safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Spartanburg scores 34/100 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.
Spartanburg scores 34/100 (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 Spartanburg: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 34.9442° N, 81.9251° W place Spartanburg within South Carolina at an elevation of 246 meters. Heading to Washington: 619.8 km NE.
South Carolina
34.9442° N, 81.9251° W
246 m
America/New_York
210,388
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: March (127 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 23° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 111 | 101 | 127 | 96 | 81 | 96 | 109 | 118 | 101 | 60 | 96 | 123 |
Normals: Greenville (41.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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