Is Barcs safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Barcs safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barcs scores 28/100 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.
Barcs scores 28/100 (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 Barcs: 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 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hungary travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Somogy territory, Barcs is established at 45.9600° N, 17.4600° E. It lies 209.2 km NE relative to Budapest. Time zone observed: Europe/Budapest.
Somogy
45.9600° N, 17.4600° E
107 m
Europe/Budapest
9,672
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Hungary
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 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Barcs happened in May (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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