Is Tirana safe? Albania travel risk
Is Tirana safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tirana 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.
Tirana 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 Tirana: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (40/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Tirana belongs to Tiranë (Albania), centered at coordinates 41.3272° N, 19.8186° E (113 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
Tiranë
41.3272° N, 19.8186° E
113 m
Europe/Tirane
418,495
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Albania
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (166 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 123 | 115 | 130 | 103 | 82 | 46 | 20 | 21 | 57 | 108 | 166 | 144 |
Normals: Tirana (0 km away).
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tirana happened in January (3 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 9 Jan 2022 (143 km away) — USGS details
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