Is Sterling Heights safe? United States travel risk
Is Sterling Heights safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sterling Heights 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.
Sterling Heights 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 Sterling Heights: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Michigan (42.5809° N, 83.0305° W), Sterling Heights sits 650.7 km SE from Washington at 187 m elevation.
Michigan
42.5809° N, 83.0305° W
187 m
America/Detroit
133,473
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (87 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 8° | 2° |
| Low °C | -8° | -8° | -2° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 48 | 51 | 69 | 87 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 68 | 63 |
Normals: Detroit (22.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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