Is Razlog safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Razlog safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Razlog scores 28/100 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.
Razlog scores 28/100 (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 Razlog: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Blagoevgrad (41.8865° N, 23.4680° E), Razlog sits 91.0 km N from Sofia at 829 m elevation.
Blagoevgrad
41.8865° N, 23.4680° E
829 m
Europe/Sofia
12,232
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Bulgaria)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: May (95 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -3° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 76 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 95 | 89 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 53 | 81 | 80 |
Normals: Garmen (43 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Razlog happened in January (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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