Is Ilidža safe? Bosnia and Herzegovina travel risk
Is Ilidža safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ilidža 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.
Ilidža 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 Ilidža: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 43.8331° N, 18.3039° E place Ilidža within Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of at an elevation of 495 meters. Heading to Sarajevo: 9.1 km ENE.
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation of
43.8331° N, 18.3039° E
495 m
Europe/Sarajevo
66,730
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (26 °C avg high); Wettest: May (124 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -3° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 88 | 89 | 99 | 107 | 124 | 121 | 89 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 99 | 100 |
Normals: Sarajevo (9.1 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 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ilidža happened in January, March, May, June, August, November and December (7 of 7 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: M5.7 on 22 Apr 2022 (85 km away) — USGS details
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