Is Öskemen safe? Kazakhstan travel risk
Is Öskemen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Öskemen scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kazakhstan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Öskemen scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kazakhstan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Öskemen: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kazakhstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Öskemen belongs to East Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan), centered at coordinates 49.9833° N, 82.6167° E. Distance to Astana is 800.4 km towards the WNW.
East Kazakhstan
49.9833° N, 82.6167° E
Lowland
UTC
400,142
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 Kazakhstan travel advice & laws.
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