Is Umag safe? Croatia travel risk
Is Umag safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Umag scores 27/100 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.
Umag scores 27/100 (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 Umag: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (50/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Croatia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Istarska Županija territory, Umag is established at 45.4336° N, 13.5172° E. It lies 195.9 km ENE relative to Zagreb. Time zone observed: Europe/Zagreb.
Istarska Županija
45.4336° N, 13.5172° E
4 m
Europe/Zagreb
12,699
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: October (228 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 124 | 97 | 139 | 139 | 150 | 141 | 102 | 83 | 149 | 228 | 181 | 114 |
Normals: Monfalcone (41.3 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Umag happened in August and September (6 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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