Is Sliven safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Sliven safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sliven 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.
Sliven 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 Sliven: 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
In the Sliven territory, Sliven is established at 42.6833° N, 26.3333° E. It lies 246.1 km W relative to Sofia. Time zone observed: Europe/Sofia.
Sliven
42.6833° N, 26.3333° E
281 m
Europe/Sofia
115,241
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Bulgaria
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (29 °C avg high); Wettest: June (121 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 4° | -0° |
| Rain mm | 62 | 55 | 71 | 84 | 111 | 121 | 39 | 34 | 41 | 62 | 68 | 67 |
Normals: Sliven (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sliven happened in July (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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