Is Kulu safe? India travel risk
Is Kulu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kulu scores 53/100 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kulu scores 53/100 (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 Kulu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Himāchal Pradesh at 31.9500° N, 77.1100° E (elevation 1240 m), Kulu lies 371.1 km S of New Delhi. Time zone: Asia/Kolkata.
Himāchal Pradesh
31.9500° N, 77.1100° E
1240 m
Asia/Kolkata
18,536
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in India
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 Kulu happened in February, July and August (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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