Is Opatija safe? Croatia travel risk
Is Opatija safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Opatija 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Opatija 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 Opatija: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (52/100) 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 45.3347° N, 14.3069° E in Primorsko-Goranska Županija, Opatija maintains a regional distance of 140.5 km ENE to Zagreb.
Primorsko-Goranska Županija
45.3347° N, 14.3069° E
32 m
Europe/Zagreb
10,619
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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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 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Opatija happened in September (5 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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