Is Golāghāt safe? India travel risk
Is Golāghāt safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Golāghāt scores 50/100 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 Golāghāt 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.
Golāghāt scores 50/100 (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 Golāghāt: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (69/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Golāghāt belongs to Assam (India), centered at coordinates 26.5200° N, 93.9700° E (101 m above sea level). Distance to New Delhi is 1,667.1 km towards the W.
Assam
26.5200° N, 93.9700° E
101 m
Asia/Kolkata
41,489
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (490 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 26° | 23° |
| Low °C | 13° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 49 | 44 | 255 | 316 | 490 | 479 | 464 | 292 | 172 | 21 | 20 |
Normals: Jorhāt (35.7 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Golāghāt happened in April (8 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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