Is Winston-Salem safe? United States travel risk
Is Winston-Salem safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Winston-Salem 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.
Winston-Salem 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 Winston-Salem: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the North Carolina territory, Winston-Salem is established at 36.1029° N, 80.2610° W. It lies 423.0 km NE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
North Carolina
36.1029° N, 80.2610° W
293 m
America/New_York
434,231
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (127 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 30° | 32° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | -1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 101 | 91 | 103 | 89 | 90 | 94 | 108 | 127 | 89 | 59 | 91 | 107 |
Normals: Winston-Salem (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Winston-Salem happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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