Is Banja Luka safe? Bosnia and Herzegovina travel risk
Is Banja Luka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Banja Luka scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bosnia and Herzegovina Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Banja Luka scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bosnia and Herzegovina (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Banja Luka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bosnia and Herzegovina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Banja Luka belongs to Srpska, Republika (Bosnia and Herzegovina), centered at coordinates 44.7725° N, 17.1925° E (151 m above sea level). Distance to Sarajevo is 140.7 km towards the SE.
Srpska, Republika
44.7725° N, 17.1925° E
151 m
Europe/Sarajevo
185,042
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: May (120 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 18° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -3° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 76 | 68 | 86 | 94 | 120 | 104 | 87 | 71 | 77 | 72 | 88 | 85 |
Normals: Banja Luka (0 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Banja Luka happened in May and June (4 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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