Is Peshtera safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Peshtera safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Peshtera scores 27/100 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.
Peshtera scores 27/100 (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 Peshtera: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (33/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Pazardzhik territory, Peshtera is established at 42.0330° N, 24.3000° E. It lies 109.2 km NW relative to Sofia. Time zone observed: Europe/Sofia.
Pazardzhik
42.0330° N, 24.3000° E
440 m
Europe/Sofia
23,972
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Peshtera happened in January, August and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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