Is West Valley City safe? United States travel risk
Is West Valley City safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
West Valley City 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.
West Valley City 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 West Valley City: 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.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
West Valley City belongs to Utah (United States), centered at coordinates 40.6886° N, 112.0123° W (1312 m above sea level). Distance to Washington is 2,976.6 km towards the E.
Utah
40.6886° N, 112.0123° W
1312 m
America/Denver
137,955
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: March (65 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 21° | 29° | 34° | 32° | 27° | 18° | 9° | 3° |
| Low °C | -6° | -4° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 19° | 13° | 6° | -2° | -7° |
| Rain mm | 52 | 46 | 65 | 60 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 58 | 57 |
Normals: Salt Lake City (12 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 West Valley City happened in June and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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