Is Gjirokastër safe? Albania travel risk
Is Gjirokastër safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gjirokastër scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Albania Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 26 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gjirokastër 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 Albania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gjirokastër: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (40/100) and natural hazards (60/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Albania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 40.0758° N, 20.1389° E within Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër is situated 141.7 km N of Tirana at an altitude of 286 m.
Gjirokastër
40.0758° N, 20.1389° E
286 m
Europe/Tirane
19,836
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Albania)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gjirokastër happened in July (5 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Mar 2026 (63 km away) — USGS details
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