Is Sumqayıt safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Sumqayıt safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sumqayıt scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Azerbaijan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 28 Apr 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 8 Oct 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.
Sumqayıt 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 Azerbaijan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sumqayıt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Azerbaijan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Sumqayıt territory, Sumqayıt is established at 40.5961° N, 49.6700° E. It lies 29.1 km SSE relative to Baku. Time zone observed: UTC.
Sumqayıt
40.5961° N, 49.6700° E
Lowland
UTC
341,200
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Azerbaijan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: October (34 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 21° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 20 | 18 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Normals: Baku (29.1 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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sumqayıt happened in April and October (2 of 2 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 Azerbaijan travel advice & laws.
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