Is Ashqelon safe? Israel travel risk
Is Ashqelon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ashqelon scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Israel Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 26 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 22 Jul 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (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.
Ashqelon scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Israel (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ashqelon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Southern (31.6658° N, 34.5664° E), Ashqelon sits 63.6 km ENE from Jerusalem at lowland elevation.
Southern
31.6658° N, 34.5664° E
Lowland
UTC
134,454
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Israel
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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ashqelon happened in November (4 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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