Is Souk Ahras safe? Algeria travel risk
Is Souk Ahras safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Souk Ahras 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.
Souk Ahras 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 Souk Ahras: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (56/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 36.2864° N, 7.9511° E in Souk Ahras, Souk Ahras features an altitude of 697 m. The settlement is located 437.5 km W from Algiers.
Souk Ahras
36.2864° N, 7.9511° E
697 m
Africa/Algiers
155,259
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 (27.8 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Souk Ahras happened in July and August (12 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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