Is Mátészalka safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Mátészalka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mátészalka scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). 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.
Mátészalka scores 22/100 (Low). 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 Mátészalka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (28/100) and natural hazards (25/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hungary travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 47.9431° N, 22.3167° E in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Mátészalka features an altitude of 124 m. The settlement is located 250.0 km W from Budapest.
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
47.9431° N, 22.3167° E
124 m
Europe/Budapest
15,157
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.
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