Is Ofaqim safe? Israel travel risk
Is Ofaqim safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ofaqim scores 58/100 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.
Ofaqim scores 58/100 (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 Ofaqim: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Israel travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 31.2833° N, 34.6167° E within Southern, Ofaqim is situated 79.8 km NE of Jerusalem at an altitude of 137 m.
Southern
31.2833° N, 34.6167° E
137 m
Asia/Jerusalem
29,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Israel
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: January (58 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 24° | 19° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 16° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 58 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 57 |
Normals: Gaza (29.2 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 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ofaqim happened in November (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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