Is Kozáni safe? Greece travel risk
Is Kozáni safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kozáni scores 30/100 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.
Kozáni scores 30/100 (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 Kozáni: 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 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 40.3000° N, 21.7833° E place Kozáni within Dytikí Makedonía at an elevation of 675 meters. Heading to Athens: 307.3 km SE.
Dytikí Makedonía
40.3000° N, 21.7833° E
675 m
Europe/Athens
34,138
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kozáni happened in January, April, June, August and December (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Mar 2026 (112 km away) — USGS details
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