Is Āsansol safe? India travel risk
Is Āsansol safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Āsansol scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Āsansol scores 47/100 (Moderate). 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 Āsansol: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 23.6800° N, 86.9900° E place Āsansol within West Bengal at an elevation of 119 meters. Heading to New Delhi: 1,119.2 km WNW.
West Bengal
23.6800° N, 86.9900° E
119 m
Asia/Kolkata
563,917
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (38 °C avg high); Wettest: August (262 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 28° | 34° | 38° | 38° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 25° |
| Low °C | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 11 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 102 | 260 | 244 | 262 | 235 | 142 | 12 | 9 |
Normals: Durgāpur (36.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Āsansol happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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