Is Lezhë safe? Albania travel risk
Is Lezhë safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lezhë scores 36/100 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.
Lezhë scores 36/100 (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 Lezhë: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (40/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Albania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 41.7819° N, 19.6444° E in Lezhë, Lezhë features an altitude of 7 m. The settlement is located 52.6 km SSE from Tirana.
Lezhë
41.7819° N, 19.6444° E
7 m
Europe/Tirane
15,510
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Lezhë happened in January and November (6 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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