Is Benairia safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Benairia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Benairia scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Algeria Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 25 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Benairia scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Algeria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Benairia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 36.3500° N, 1.3833° E place Benairia within Chlef. Heading to Algiers: 158.0 km ENE.
Chlef
36.3500° N, 1.3833° E
Lowland
UTC
13,200
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Algeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (33 °C avg high); Wettest: December (72 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 33° | 33° | 29° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 62 | 59 | 53 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 68 | 72 |
Normals: ’Aïn Merane (42.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Algeria travel advice & laws.
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