Is Benevento safe? Italy travel risk
Is Benevento safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Benevento scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Italy Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Benevento scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Italy (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Benevento: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (53/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Italy travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Benevento belongs to Campania (Italy), centered at coordinates 41.1256° N, 14.7811° E (135 m above sea level). Distance to Rome is 208.9 km towards the WNW.
Campania
41.1256° N, 14.7811° E
135 m
Europe/Rome
58,418
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Italy
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 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Benevento happened in March (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 9 Mar 2026 (91 km away) — USGS details
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