Is Pogradec safe? Albania travel risk
Is Pogradec safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pogradec 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.
Pogradec 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 Pogradec: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (40/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
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
Geographically located in Korçë (40.9000° N, 20.6500° E), Pogradec sits 84.3 km NW from Tirana at 702 m elevation.
Korçë
40.9000° N, 20.6500° E
702 m
Europe/Tirane
20,848
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pogradec happened in January (2 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 (131 km away) — USGS details
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