Is El Tarf safe? Algeria travel risk
Is El Tarf safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Tarf scores 44/100 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.
El Tarf scores 44/100 (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 El Tarf: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
El Tarf belongs to El Tarf (Algeria), centered at coordinates 36.7670° N, 8.3170° E (24 m above sea level). Distance to Algiers is 465.9 km towards the W.
El Tarf
36.7670° N, 8.3170° E
24 m
Africa/Algiers
25,594
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Algeria)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (34 °C avg high); Wettest: February (91 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 30° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 25° | 19° | 15° |
| Low °C | 6° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 82 | 91 | 79 | 87 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 58 | 72 | 83 |
Normals: Bou Hadjar (34.9 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of El Tarf happened in July (7 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Algeria travel advice & laws.
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