Is Port Said safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Port Said safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Port Said scores 55/100 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.
Port Said scores 55/100 (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 Port Said: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (69/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Būr Sa‘īd (31.2625° N, 32.3061° E), Port Said sits 169.8 km SW from Cairo at 16 m elevation.
Būr Sa‘īd
31.2625° N, 32.3061° E
16 m
Africa/Cairo
524,433
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Egypt
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: December (8 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 27° | 24° | 20° |
| Low °C | 11° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Normals: Port Said (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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