Is Rafaḩ safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Rafaḩ safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rafaḩ scores 63/100 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.
Rafaḩ scores 63/100 (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 Rafaḩ: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and natural hazards (52/100).
A score of 63 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 31.2820° N, 34.2387° E in Shamāl Sīnā’, Rafaḩ features an altitude of 60 m. The settlement is located 318.5 km WSW from Cairo.
Shamāl Sīnā’
31.2820° N, 34.2387° E
60 m
Africa/Cairo
80,823
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Egypt
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: January (58 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 24° | 19° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 16° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 58 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 57 |
Normals: Gaza (32.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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