Is Rustavi safe? Georgia travel risk
Is Rustavi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rustavi scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Georgia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 13 Mar 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Rustavi scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Georgia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Rustavi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Georgia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 41.5436° N, 45.0117° E place Rustavi within Kvemo Kartli at an elevation of 345 meters. Heading to Tbilisi: 27.0 km NW.
Kvemo Kartli
41.5436° N, 45.0117° E
345 m
Asia/Tbilisi
132,333
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Georgia
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: April (122 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -4° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 25 | 38 | 75 | 122 | 105 | 81 | 46 | 33 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 43 |
Normals: Tbilisi (27 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 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rustavi happened in May (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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