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Surprise score: 37/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Surprise safe? United States travel risk

Is Surprise safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Surprise 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.

Surprise 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 Surprise: 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.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 33.6815° N, 112.4515° W within Arizona, Surprise is situated 3,207.8 km ENE of Washington at an altitude of 358 m.

Region
Arizona
Coordinates
33.6815° N, 112.4515° W
Elevation
358 m
Time Zone
America/Phoenix
Population
149,519
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Tucson (224.5 km SE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Luke Air Force Base (LUF) 17.5 km SSE
Hospital Care Abrazo Surprise Hospital 5.7 km SSE
Police Station Surprise Police Substation 4.8 km NE
Railway Terminal Waylost 26.9 km E

Proximate Regional Communities (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 (35.7 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 Surprise happened in April and July (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

El Mirage 10
15.3 km SE
Sun City 10
17.3 km ESE
Glendale 15
23.4 km ESE
Avondale 10
34.8 km SSE
Phoenix 42
35.7 km ESE
Goodyear 15
47.4 km S

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