Is Madīnat Ḩamad safe? Bahrain travel risk
Is Madīnat Ḩamad safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Madīnat Ḩamad scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bahrain Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Madīnat Ḩamad 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 Bahrain (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Madīnat Ḩamad: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (19/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bahrain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Ash Shamālīyah at 26.1128° N, 50.5139° E (elevation 35 m), Madīnat Ḩamad lies 14.3 km NNE of Manama. Time zone: Asia/Bahrain.
Ash Shamālīyah
26.1128° N, 50.5139° E
35 m
Asia/Bahrain
133,550
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bahrain
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (36 °C avg high); Wettest: March (14 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 31° | 35° | 36° | 36° | 35° | 31° | 26° | 21° |
| Low °C | 15° | 16° | 18° | 22° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
Normals: Manama (14.3 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bahrain travel advice & laws.
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