Is Lac des Oiseaux safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Lac des Oiseaux safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lac des Oiseaux 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.
Lac des Oiseaux 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 Lac des Oiseaux: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 36.7833° N, 8.1167° E in El Tarf, Lac des Oiseaux maintains a regional distance of 448.0 km W to Algiers.
El Tarf
36.7833° N, 8.1167° E
Lowland
UTC
9,320
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Algeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: December (85 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 25° | 21° | 17° |
| Low °C | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 75 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 85 |
Normals: Annaba (33.7 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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