Is Tel Aviv-Yafo safe? Israel travel risk
Is Tel Aviv-Yafo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tel Aviv-Yafo 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.
Tel Aviv-Yafo 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 Tel Aviv-Yafo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Israel travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 32.0800° N, 34.7800° E within Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yafo is situated 53.8 km SE of Jerusalem.
Tel Aviv
32.0800° N, 34.7800° E
Lowland
UTC
467,875
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tel Aviv-Yafo happened in November (5 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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