Is Skikda safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Skikda safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Skikda scores 43/100 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.
Skikda scores 43/100 (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 Skikda: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Algeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Skikda at 36.8667° N, 6.9000° E (elevation 24 m), Skikda lies 339.8 km W of Algiers. Time zone: Africa/Algiers.
Skikda
36.8667° N, 6.9000° E
24 m
Africa/Algiers
163,318
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Algeria)
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Skikda happened in August (8 of 13 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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