Is Kardítsa safe? Greece travel risk
Is Kardítsa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kardítsa scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Greece Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Oct 2025); 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.
Kardítsa scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greece (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kardítsa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Thessalía at 39.3667° N, 21.9167° E (elevation 111 m), Kardítsa lies 219.9 km SE of Athens. Time zone: Europe/Athens.
Thessalía
39.3667° N, 21.9167° E
111 m
Europe/Athens
55,979
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Greece
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 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kardítsa happened in December (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Mar 2026 (111 km away) — USGS details
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