Is Pazardzhik safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Pazardzhik safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pazardzhik scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bulgaria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Pazardzhik scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bulgaria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pazardzhik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Pazardzhik belongs to Pazardzhik (Bulgaria), centered at coordinates 42.1935° N, 24.3328° E (213 m above sea level). Distance to Sofia is 100.1 km towards the NW.
Pazardzhik
42.1935° N, 24.3328° E
213 m
Europe/Sofia
73,931
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Bulgaria
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (27 °C avg high); Wettest: June (112 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -4° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 60 | 82 | 97 | 100 | 112 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 69 | 64 |
Normals: Peshtera (18.1 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pazardzhik happened in May, August and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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