Is Plovdiv safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Plovdiv safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Plovdiv 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.
Plovdiv 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 Plovdiv: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (28/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 42.1434° N, 24.7510° E in Plovdiv, Plovdiv maintains a regional distance of 132.5 km WNW to Sofia.
Plovdiv
42.1434° N, 24.7510° E
163 m
Europe/Sofia
346,893
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 (39.2 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Plovdiv happened in May and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bulgaria travel advice & laws.
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