Is Gyumri safe? Armenia travel risk
Is Gyumri safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gyumri scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Armenia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Sep 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 1 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Gyumri scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Armenia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gyumri: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Armenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 40.7894° N, 43.8475° E within Shirak, Gyumri is situated 88.0 km SE of Yerevan at an altitude of 1553 m.
Shirak
40.7894° N, 43.8475° E
1553 m
Asia/Yerevan
121,976
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Armenia
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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gyumri happened in March, April, May and June (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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