Is Pátra safe? Greece travel risk
Is Pátra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pátra scores 35/100 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.
Pátra scores 35/100 (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 Pátra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (55/100) and security (33/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greece travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Dytikí Elláda (38.2500° N, 21.7333° E), Pátra sits 177.0 km E from Athens at 52 m elevation.
Dytikí Elláda
38.2500° N, 21.7333° E
52 m
Europe/Athens
173,600
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pátra happened in January, February, September, October, November and December (6 of 6 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: M5.8 on 29 Mar 2024 (111 km away) — USGS details
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