Is New Delhi safe? India travel risk
Is New Delhi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
New Delhi scores 46/100 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.
New Delhi scores 46/100 (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 New Delhi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 28.6139° N, 77.2089° E in Delhi, New Delhi features an altitude of 211 m. The settlement is located within India.
Delhi
28.6139° N, 77.2089° E
211 m
Asia/Kolkata
249,998
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in India
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (41 °C avg high); Wettest: July (182 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 21° | 24° | 31° | 37° | 41° | 39° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 23° |
| Low °C | 8° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 20 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 100 | 182 | 153 | 127 | 31 | 3 | 10 |
Normals: Delhi (2.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of New Delhi happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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