Is Amtala safe? India travel risk
Is Amtala safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Amtala scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Assam, where Amtala is, Level 3: Reconsider Travel, higher than India overall (Level 2). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Amtala scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Amtala: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (75/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Assam at 26.1000° N, 91.3900° E, Amtala lies 1,427.2 km WNW of New Delhi. Time zone: UTC.
Assam
26.1000° N, 91.3900° E
Lowland
UTC
8,854
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (India)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (32 °C avg high); Wettest: July (670 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 24° |
| Low °C | 13° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 15 | 32 | 34 | 123 | 223 | 551 | 670 | 568 | 394 | 143 | 22 | 12 |
Normals: Guwāhāti (36.4 km away).
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 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Amtala happened in March (15 of 22 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 14 Sep 2025 (106 km away) — USGS details
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