Is Nārāyanganj safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Nārāyanganj safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nārāyanganj scores 53/100 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.
Nārāyanganj scores 53/100 (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 Nārāyanganj: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 23.6167° N, 90.5000° E place Nārāyanganj within Dhaka at an elevation of 13 meters. Heading to Dhaka: 16.5 km NW.
Dhaka
23.6167° N, 90.5000° E
13 m
Asia/Dhaka
967,951
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Bangladesh)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (35 °C avg high); Wettest: June (390 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 28° | 32° | 35° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 25° |
| Low °C | 14° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 18° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 21 | 40 | 126 | 330 | 390 | 269 | 279 | 269 | 199 | 34 | 15 |
Normals: Dhaka (16.5 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 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nārāyanganj happened in October (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 2 Dec 2023 (68 km away) — USGS details
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