Is Coimbatore safe? India travel risk
Is Coimbatore safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Coimbatore 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.
Coimbatore 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 Coimbatore: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 11.0008° N, 76.9633° E in Tamil Nādu, Coimbatore maintains a regional distance of 1,958.7 km N to New Delhi.
Tamil Nādu
11.0008° N, 76.9633° E
411 m
Asia/Kolkata
959,823
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (36 °C avg high); Wettest: November (133 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 32° | 35° | 36° | 34° | 29° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 20° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 27 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 106 | 129 | 98 | 98 | 124 | 133 | 50 |
Normals: Nādampālaiyam (1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Coimbatore happened in May, August and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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