Is Balassagyarmat safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Balassagyarmat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balassagyarmat scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Hungary Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 Apr 2026); 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.
Balassagyarmat scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Hungary (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balassagyarmat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (28/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hungary travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Nógrád at 48.0712° N, 19.2937° E (elevation 151 m), Balassagyarmat lies 66.4 km SSW of Budapest. Time zone: Europe/Budapest.
Nógrád
48.0712° N, 19.2937° E
151 m
Europe/Budapest
13,917
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Hungary)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Hungary travel advice & laws.
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