Is As Salţ safe? Jordan travel risk
Is As Salţ safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
As Salţ scores 46/100 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.
As Salţ scores 46/100 (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 As Salţ: 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 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Jordan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 32.0333° N, 35.7333° E within Al Balqā’, As Salţ is situated 21.0 km ESE of Amman at an altitude of 816 m.
Al Balqā’
32.0333° N, 35.7333° E
816 m
Asia/Amman
88,900
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (21 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Jordan travel advice & laws.
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