Is Gaibandha safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Gaibandha safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gaibandha scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Bangladesh Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 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.
Gaibandha scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bangladesh (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gaibandha: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 25.3290° N, 89.5415° E within Rangpur, Gaibandha is situated 197.7 km SSE of Dhaka at an altitude of 28 m.
Rangpur
25.3290° N, 89.5415° E
28 m
Asia/Dhaka
59,289
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bangladesh
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (34 °C avg high); Wettest: June (483 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 27° | 32° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 25° |
| Low °C | 12° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 10 | 18 | 23 | 92 | 364 | 483 | 340 | 334 | 266 | 176 | 8 | 7 |
Normals: Rangapukur (39.1 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 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gaibandha happened in June (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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