Is Dubrovnik safe? Croatia travel risk
Is Dubrovnik safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dubrovnik scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Croatia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 May 2026); 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.
Dubrovnik 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 Croatia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dubrovnik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (57/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Croatia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 42.6403° N, 18.1083° E in Dubrovačko-Neretvanska Županija, Dubrovnik maintains a regional distance of 391.5 km NNW to Zagreb.
Dubrovačko-Neretvanska Županija
42.6403° N, 18.1083° E
9 m
Europe/Zagreb
41,562
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Croatia)
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 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Dubrovnik happened in August (9 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 22 Apr 2022 (49 km away) — USGS details
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