Is Al Fuḩayş safe? Jordan travel risk
Is Al Fuḩayş safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Al Fuḩayş scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Jordan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 29 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Sep 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.
Al Fuḩayş scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Jordan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Al Fuḩayş: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Jordan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 32.0167° N, 35.7667° E place Al Fuḩayş within Al Balqā’ at an elevation of 918 meters. Heading to Amman: 17.3 km ESE.
Al Balqā’
32.0167° N, 35.7667° E
918 m
Asia/Amman
21,908
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Jordan
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: January (33 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 29° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 31° | 27° | 20° | 15° |
| Low °C | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 30 |
Normals: Amman (17.3 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 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Al Fuḩayş happened in December (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Jordan travel advice & laws.
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