Is Bijbiāra safe? India travel risk
Is Bijbiāra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bijbiāra scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). 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 Jammu and Kashmīr, where Bijbiāra is, Level 4: Do Not 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.
Bijbiāra scores 75/100 (Extreme). 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 Bijbiāra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and UK FCDO advise against all travel to Jammu and Kashmīr, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Jammu and Kashmīr (33.7938° N, 75.1070° E), Bijbiāra sits 609.6 km SSE from New Delhi at lowland elevation.
Jammu and Kashmīr
33.7938° N, 75.1070° E
Lowland
UTC
26,128
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (26 °C avg high); Wettest: July (424 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° |
| Low °C | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 14° | 7° | 4° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 200 | 320 | 294 | 307 | 137 | 135 | 424 | 370 | 175 | 74 | 110 | 165 |
Normals: Srīnagar (44 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bijbiāra happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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