Is Giza safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Giza safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Giza scores 52/100 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.
Giza scores 52/100 (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 Giza: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 29.9870° N, 31.2118° E place Giza within Al Jīzah at an elevation of 19 meters. Heading to Cairo: 6.8 km NNE.
Al Jīzah
29.9870° N, 31.2118° E
19 m
Africa/Cairo
5,598,402
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (6.8 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 Giza happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Egypt travel advice & laws.
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