Is Valga safe? Estonia travel risk
Is Valga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Valga scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Estonia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 31 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Valga scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Estonia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Valga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and crime and scams (23/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Estonia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Valga belongs to Valga (Estonia), centered at coordinates 57.7833° N, 26.0333° E (64 m above sea level). Distance to Tallinn is 198.4 km towards the NNW.
Valga
57.7833° N, 26.0333° E
64 m
Europe/Tallinn
11,792
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Estonia
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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Valga happened in July and August (2 of 2 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 Estonia travel advice & laws.
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