Is Savar safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Savar safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Savar scores 52/100 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.
Savar scores 52/100 (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 Savar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (69/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Dhaka (23.8482° N, 90.2577° E), Savar sits 19.2 km SE from Dhaka at 10 m elevation.
Dhaka
23.8482° N, 90.2577° E
10 m
Asia/Dhaka
384,093
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 (19.2 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 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Savar 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 (104 km away) — USGS details
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