Poland

Level calmupdated 7 min ago
Open alert types
Armed attackDrought
What governments advise19 states tracked
19 nothing to report
Mira Safe's take

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

2alerts in progress0 / 19states advise against travel0.8homicides / 100,000 inhab.107events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Poland?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 107 events there, including 92 severe. The most frequent: Storm, Flood, Heatwave.

Is there a government travel advisory for Poland?

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

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Poland: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Attaque rapportée par la presse : Ostrołęka

4 days ago · Mira Press Watch

High

Drought — in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina et 24 autres pays

10 months ago · GDACS

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

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 Poland?

No state advises against travel here. What Poland records is weather. Over the last 12 months we logged 74 events, 65 of them severe: 30 thunderstorms, 17 storms, 11 floods of which 7 severe, 10 heatwaves and 2 air quality episodes. Those hazards have a season and they pile up in the warm months. August alone carried 63 of the 74 events, June 6, July 4, while December recorded 1. Three earthquakes were logged, none of them severe; they follow no season and stay rare. Floods and heat are what change daily life most. On homicide, the rate is 0.8 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1, and that number covers homicide only, nothing about theft or scams. We place the country at level 3 on a scale that stops at 4, because severe weather is recorded often.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of several weeks, timing decides most of it. Almost everything lands in summer: 63 of the 74 events fell in August, 6 in June, 4 in July. Autumn and winter are quiet, December recorded 1. Working through summer is fine, you just plan around storms: cut power, held-up trains, underpasses filling in minutes. Heat is the other summer matter, 10 episodes over the window, and many older flats have no cooling, so ask before you commit to a month. Floods were recorded 11 times, 7 of them severe; if your place sits near a river, look at where the water goes. Air quality also has a season here, with 2 episodes logged. Day to day, the homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 sits under the world median of 2.1, though that says nothing about petty theft.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Poland has experienced a variety of weather-related hazards. Thunderstorms and storms are frequent, with 30 and 15 events respectively, often causing damage. Floods have occurred 11 times, with 7 severe cases, mainly during the warmer months. Heatwaves have been recorded 10 times, also mostly in summer, with all being severe. Earthquakes are rare, with only 3 recorded events and no severe impacts. Air quality issues are infrequent. The country is not in a state of armed conflict or war zone. The homicide rate is 0.8 per 100k, below the world median of 2.1. No recent major natural disasters or severe events have been reported in the last weeks.

To watch right now

  • 1 alert is live right now, open it before you plan a day outdoors.
  • A drought sits among the latest notable episodes recorded here; ask locally whether water use is limited where you are staying.

To watch as a rule

  • Thunderstorms and storms, 30 and 17 events, packed into the warm months.
  • Floods, 11 events with 7 severe, the hazard with the most weight on daily life.
  • Heat, 10 episodes, over the same warm stretch.
  • Earthquakes stay rare: 3 logged, none severe, and no season behind them.

Good reflexes

  • Read the official weather warnings with your morning coffee, storms here are flagged hours ahead.
  • Keep a power bank topped up in summer, storm outages arrive without notice.
  • Stay away from underpasses, riverbanks and open water while a storm passes over.
  • Ask about a fan or air conditioning before signing a summer rental.
  • Save your address in Polish spelling in case you have to call for help.

Poland: 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.

    Poland: 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: 0.8 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
    • Air quality (PM2.5): 16.5 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
    • Safely managed drinking water: 88.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
    • Road deaths: 9.4 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
    • Physicians: 4 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
    • Hospital beds: 6 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
    • Life expectancy at birth: 78.4 years (median 74.7)
    • New displacements, disasters: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
    Air quality (PM2.5)
    16.5µg/m³ · 2023

    Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

    WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

    Safely managed drinking water
    88.7% of the population · 2024

    Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

    Road deaths
    9.4per 100,000 people · 2019

    Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

    Physicians
    4per 1,000 people · 2023

    Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

    Hospital beds
    6per 1,000 people · 2022

    Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

    Life expectancy at birth
    78.4years · 2024

    Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

    New displacements, disasters
    0per 1,000 people · 2021

    Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

    120 people in total

    Refugees hosted
    27.2per 1,000 people · 2025

    990,469 people in total

    13,848 asylum seekers

    People living in internal displacement
    0people · 2025

    Security and violence

    Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

    2.4/10 — low

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

    0.8homicides 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

    Poland: natural disasters and risks in figures

    Last 30 days · 24 events

    Eventsof which severe
    • Storm1010 10 severe
    • Armed attack109 9 severe
    • Air quality2
    • Civil unrest1
    • Earthquake1

    Last 12 months · 107 events

    Eventsof which severe
    • Storm6565 65 severe
    • Flood137 7 severe
    • Heatwave1010 10 severe
    • Armed attack109 9 severe
    • Earthquake4
    • Air quality2
    • Drought11 1 severe
    • Internet outage1

    + 1 more type · 1 event

    By month

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