Is Banhā safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Banhā safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Banhā scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Egypt Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Jul 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Banhā scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Egypt (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Banhā: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and health and medical access (52/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 30.4628° N, 31.1797° E in Al Qalyūbīyah, Banhā features an altitude of 20 m. The settlement is located 46.8 km S from Cairo.
Al Qalyūbīyah
30.4628° N, 31.1797° E
20 m
Africa/Cairo
157,701
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Egypt
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (37 °C avg high); Wettest: February (4 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 34° | 36° | 37° | 37° | 34° | 30° | 25° | 20° |
| Low °C | 8° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Normals: Cairo (46.8 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Banhā happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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