Is Pécs safe? Hungary travel risk
Is Pécs safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pécs 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.
Pécs 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 Pécs: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Baranya (46.0708° N, 18.2331° E), Pécs sits 170.2 km NNE from Budapest at 155 m elevation.
Baranya
46.0708° N, 18.2331° E
155 m
Europe/Budapest
140,330
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pécs happened in May (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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