Is Pale safe? Bosnia and Herzegovina travel risk
Is Pale safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pale scores 38/100 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.
Pale scores 38/100 (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 Pale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bosnia and Herzegovina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Pale belongs to Srpska, Republika (Bosnia and Herzegovina), centered at coordinates 43.8167° N, 18.5667° E (834 m above sea level). Distance to Sarajevo is 13.1 km towards the WNW.
Srpska, Republika
43.8167° N, 18.5667° E
834 m
Europe/Sarajevo
22,282
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (13.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bosnia and Herzegovina travel advice & laws.
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