Is Kukës safe? Albania travel risk
Is Kukës safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kukës 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.
Kukës 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 Kukës: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (40/100) and natural hazards (59/100).
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 42.0833° N, 20.4167° E in Kukës, Kukës maintains a regional distance of 97.6 km SSW to Tirana.
Kukës
42.0833° N, 20.4167° E
351 m
Europe/Tirane
15,643
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kukës happened in June and November (6 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Albania travel advice & laws.
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