Switzerland
Level calmupdated 1 hour agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Switzerland?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 90 events there, including 89 severe. The most frequent: Storm, Heatwave, Armed attack.
Is there a government travel advisory for Switzerland?
None of the 19 governments we track advises against travel to this country, and none urges extra caution.
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Switzerland: current alerts and safety news
What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.
Last 90 days
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Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Switzerland?
Switzerland sits at 4 out of 4 on our scale, the top of it. Over the last 12 months, 60 events were recorded here, and all 60 were logged as severe. Thunderstorms make up most of that record, 49 of them. Heatwaves come next with 10, and they are the ones that weigh most on people. One storm was recorded. The year is lopsided: 58 events fall in August, 2 in June. Thunderstorms, heatwaves and storms all have a season here, and that season is the warm half of the year. Nothing in the data points to one part of the country rather than another, so nothing here will tell you where. On homicide, the recorded rate is 0.6 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That number covers homicide alone. It says nothing about theft or scams.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the month you pick changes most of it. August holds 58 of the 60 events recorded over the last 12 months. June holds 2. Arrive outside the warm months and the record thins out. Arrive in August and storms are part of an ordinary week rather than the exception. Heat is the part that reaches you at your desk: 10 heatwaves were recorded, and of the three hazard types they are rated highest for what they do to people. So the flat matters, how it holds heat and how you plan your afternoons. One alert is open right now, worth reading before you fix travel days. Whichever month you land in, the country stays at 4 out of 4.
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 →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Switzerland records weather hazards almost entirely. Over the last 12 months, thunderstorms dominated with 49 recorded events, followed by 10 heatwaves and one storm. Thunderstorms and heatwaves both appear in your data as routine hazards here, though heatwaves carry higher individual stakes. Homicide is rare at 0.6 per 100k, well below the global median of 2.1. No armed conflict or major instability is recorded. August is notably active for all these weather types combined, while quieter periods see little activity.
To watch right now
- One alert is open right now, so read it before you lock in dates or a route.
- The latest major event on record is a thunderstorm rated 4 for severity, so this is not a settled stretch.
To watch as a rule
- Thunderstorms, 49 recorded over the last 12 months, the bulk of what happens here.
- Heatwaves, 10 recorded, and the hazard rated highest for its effect on people.
- August, where 58 of the 60 events land, against 2 in June.
- Storms, one recorded, part of the same warm-season pattern.
Good reflexes
- Read the national weather warnings each morning before you commit to an outdoor day.
- Shift calls and errands to the morning during a heat spell and keep the afternoon light.
- Save your work and unplug before an evening thunderstorm rather than during it.
- Ask a host how the flat holds heat and whether it has shutters before booking weeks in August.
- Keep a backup plan for train and mountain days, because storms cut them short.
Switzerland: 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.
Switzerland: 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: 0.6 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 8.3 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 96.7 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 2.2 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 4.5 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 4.4 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 84.4 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.05 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
410 people in total
208,287 people in total
17,039 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
1.9/10 — very low
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
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
Switzerland: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 2 events
Eventsof which severe- Aviation accident11 1 severe
- Storm11 1 severe
Last 12 months · 90 events
Eventsof which severe- Storm7474 74 severe
- Heatwave1010 10 severe
- Armed attack43 3 severe
- Aviation accident11 1 severe
- Terror attack11 1 severe
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