Is Kanpur safe? India travel risk
Is Kanpur safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kanpur scores 49/100 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.
Kanpur scores 49/100 (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 Kanpur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (63/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Kanpur belongs to Uttar Pradesh (India), centered at coordinates 26.4499° N, 80.3319° E (137 m above sea level). Distance to New Delhi is 390.8 km towards the NW.
Uttar Pradesh
26.4499° N, 80.3319° E
137 m
Asia/Kolkata
243,800
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (41 °C avg high); Wettest: August (258 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 25° | 32° | 38° | 41° | 37° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 27° | 23° |
| Low °C | 9° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 164 | 254 | 258 | 199 | 64 | 5 | 9 |
Normals: Unnāo (19.3 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 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kanpur happened in June, July, August and September (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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