Austria

Level calmupdated 33 min ago
What governments advise19 states tracked
19 nothing to report
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

0alerts in progress0 / 19states advise against travel0.9homicides / 100,000 inhab.57events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Austria?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 57 events there, including 39 severe. The most frequent: Storm, Flood, Wildfire.

Is there a government travel advisory for Austria?

None of the 19 governments we track advises against travel to this country, and none urges extra caution.

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Austria: current alerts and safety news

What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.

Damaging winds 80 km/h — Vienna

2 days ago · Mira Weather · Ended

Alert lifted

Severe thunderstorm — Vienna

3 days ago · Mira Weather · Ended

Alert lifted

Fire detected by satellite — Steyregg (112 hotspots)

4 days ago · NASA FIRMS

Moderate

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Austria?

Austria records weather risk and little else. Over the last 12 months, 33 events were logged, 24 of them rated severe. Thunderstorms lead the count with 16, all severe. Floods follow with 5, heatwaves 4, storms 4, wildfires 3, and one air quality episode. Floods, heat and fire carry the heaviest stakes for people, even though they show up less often than thunderstorms. The year is lopsided: August alone holds 23 of the 33 events, July 5, May 3, and June is the quietest with 2. These hazards do have a real season, so the summer clustering is a pattern rather than chance. Recorded homicide sits at 0.9 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1, and that number covers homicide only. It tells you nothing about theft or scams. No state has an advisory against travel here. The overall level is 3 out of 4.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, timing does most of the work. If you can choose, step around August: that one month holds 23 of the 33 events from the last 12 months, while June is the calmest with 2. Summer here means thunderstorms and heat, and both land on outdoor plans, on trains and on anything you do in the open. Ask before booking whether the place has shutters, a fan or cooling, because 4 heatwaves were recorded and all were rated severe. Floods, 5 over the window, close roads and shift rail timings at short notice, and 3 wildfire episodes were logged too. Keep July and August loosely planned rather than fixed. On day to day safety, the recorded homicide rate is 0.9 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1 and no travel advisory is on file, but neither one says anything about petty theft.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are running right now, which you would not have in an ordinary month here. Read them before you lock in travel for the coming days.
  • The two most recent notable entries on file are storm episodes, so expect short local disruption on roads and rail rather than a settled week.

To watch as a rule

  • Thunderstorms, by far the most frequent thing recorded here: 16 over the last 12 months, every one rated severe.
  • Heat in the warm months: 4 heatwaves logged, all severe, and among the hazards that weigh most on people.
  • Floods, 5 over the window, plus 3 wildfire episodes, both tied to the same warm season.
  • The August concentration: 23 of the 33 events fell in that single month, against 2 in June.

Good reflexes

  • Check the storm forecast the evening before any full day spent outdoors.
  • During a hot spell, push walking and long drives out of the early afternoon.
  • Ask your host about shutters, a fan or cooling before you pay for a summer stay.
  • Save your route offline, since a flooded road can send you the long way round.
  • Keep your phone and a battery pack charged when storms are announced.

Austria: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country — all clear.

    Austria: quality of life and safety in figures

    Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

    Favourable vs the world median

    • Homicides: 0.9 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
    • Air quality (PM2.5): 10 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
    • Safely managed drinking water: 98.9 % of the population (median 80.5)
    • Road deaths: 4.9 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
    • Physicians: 5.5 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
    • Hospital beds: 6.7 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
    • Life expectancy at birth: 82 years (median 74.7)
    • New displacements, disasters: 0.07 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
    Air quality (PM2.5)
    10µg/m³ · 2023

    Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

    WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

    Safely managed drinking water
    98.9% of the population · 2024

    Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

    Road deaths
    4.9per 100,000 people · 2019

    Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

    Physicians
    5.5per 1,000 people · 2023

    Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

    Hospital beds
    6.7per 1,000 people · 2022

    Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

    Life expectancy at birth
    82years · 2024

    Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

    New displacements, disasters
    0.07per 1,000 people · 2023

    Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

    670 people in total

    Refugees hosted
    31.1per 1,000 people · 2025

    286,651 people in total

    22,014 asylum seekers

    People living in internal displacement
    0people · 2025

    Security and violence

    Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

    2.5/10 — low

    Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

    0.9homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

    Below the world median (2.3).

    Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

    Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

    National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

    Austria: natural disasters and risks in figures

    Last 30 days · 14 events

    Eventsof which severe
    • Storm99 9 severe
    • Wildfire3
    • Earthquake2

    Last 12 months · 57 events

    Eventsof which severe
    • Storm3434 34 severe
    • Flood8
    • Wildfire7
    • Heatwave55 5 severe
    • Earthquake2
    • Air quality1

    By month

    Eventsof which severe
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