Is Rishīkesh safe? India travel risk
Is Rishīkesh safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rishīkesh 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.
Rishīkesh 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 Rishīkesh: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 30.1083° N, 78.2972° E place Rishīkesh within Uttarākhand at an elevation of 361 meters. Heading to New Delhi: 196.8 km SSW.
Uttarākhand
30.1083° N, 78.2972° E
361 m
Asia/Kolkata
102,138
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Rishīkesh happened in April (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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