Is Qeshm safe? Iran travel risk
Is Qeshm safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Qeshm scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Iran Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 5 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 13 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Qeshm scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Iran (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Qeshm: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Iran travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 26.9494° N, 56.2681° E within Hormozgān, Qeshm is situated 1,076.2 km NNW of Tehran at an altitude of 34 m.
Hormozgān
26.9494° N, 56.2681° E
34 m
Asia/Tehran
40,678
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Iran
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (41 °C avg high); Wettest: March (40 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 28° | 34° | 39° | 41° | 40° | 39° | 39° | 35° | 29° | 24° |
| Low °C | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 28 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 |
Normals: Bandar ‘Abbās (27.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Qeshm happened in July (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
8 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 14 Nov 2021 (89 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 17 Oct 2023 (85 km away) — USGS details
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