Is Sokhumi safe? Georgia travel risk
Is Sokhumi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sokhumi scores 40/100 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.
Sokhumi scores 40/100 (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 Sokhumi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and natural hazards (35/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Georgia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 43.0000° N, 41.0167° E within Abkhazia, Sokhumi is situated 341.2 km ESE of Tbilisi at an altitude of 21 m.
Abkhazia
43.0000° N, 41.0167° E
21 m
Europe/Moscow
64,441
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Georgia
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 Sokhumi happened in June and October (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 Georgia travel advice & laws.
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