Is Ar Ramādī safe? Iraq travel risk
Is Ar Ramādī safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ar Ramādī scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Iraq Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 22 Jul 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.
Ar Ramādī 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 Iraq (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ar Ramādī: 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 advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Iraq travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Al Anbār at 33.4258° N, 43.2992° E, Ar Ramādī lies 99.8 km E of Baghdad. Time zone: UTC.
Al Anbār
33.4258° N, 43.2992° E
Lowland
UTC
874,543
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Iraq
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (44 °C avg high); Wettest: January (27 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 18° | 24° | 30° | 37° | 41° | 44° | 43° | 39° | 32° | 23° | 16° |
| Low °C | 5° | 7° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 27 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 17 |
Normals: Ar Ramādī (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ar Ramādī happened in March and May (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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