Is Bordj el Kiffan safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Bordj el Kiffan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bordj el Kiffan scores 40/100 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.
Bordj el Kiffan scores 40/100 (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 Bordj el Kiffan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Alger at 36.7375° N, 3.1931° E (elevation 11 m), Bordj el Kiffan lies 9.5 km W of Algiers. Time zone: Africa/Algiers.
Alger
36.7375° N, 3.1931° E
11 m
Africa/Algiers
151,950
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Algeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: December (101 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 24° | 19° | 15° |
| Low °C | 7° | 7° | 9° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 87 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 83 | 101 |
Normals: Algiers (9.5 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bordj el Kiffan happened in January and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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