Is Tovuz safe? Azerbaijan travel risk
Is Tovuz safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tovuz scores 44/100 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.
Tovuz scores 44/100 (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 Tovuz: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Azerbaijan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Tovuz (40.9924° N, 45.6167° E), Tovuz sits 362.4 km E from Baku at 421 m elevation.
Tovuz
40.9924° N, 45.6167° E
421 m
Asia/Baku
13,520
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Azerbaijan
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tovuz happened in May and June (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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