Is Varna safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Varna safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Varna 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.
Varna 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 Varna: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (37/100).
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 43.2114° N, 27.9111° E in Varna, Varna features an altitude of 83 m. The settlement is located 377.8 km W from Sofia.
Varna
43.2114° N, 27.9111° E
83 m
Europe/Sofia
350,745
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bulgaria
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: June (81 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 45 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 63 | 81 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 44 | 52 | 54 |
Normals: Varna (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 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Varna happened in September (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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