Is Oum el Bouaghi safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Oum el Bouaghi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Oum el Bouaghi scores 42/100 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.
Oum el Bouaghi scores 42/100 (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 Oum el Bouaghi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (40/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Oum el Bouaghi belongs to Oum el Bouaghi (Algeria), centered at coordinates 35.8775° N, 7.1136° E (925 m above sea level). Distance to Algiers is 373.1 km towards the WNW.
Oum el Bouaghi
35.8775° N, 7.1136° E
925 m
Africa/Algiers
80,359
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Algeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: April (47 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 11° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 25° | 30° | 33° | 33° | 29° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 34 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 28 | 33 |
Normals: Kaïs (45.9 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Oum el Bouaghi happened in August (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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