Is Qostanay safe? Kazakhstan travel risk
Is Qostanay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Qostanay scores 30/100 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.
Qostanay scores 30/100 (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 Qostanay: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kazakhstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Qostanay belongs to Qostanay (Kazakhstan), centered at coordinates 53.2000° N, 63.6200° E. Distance to Astana is 578.6 km towards the ESE.
Qostanay
53.2000° N, 63.6200° E
Lowland
UTC
217,135
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Qostanay happened in April and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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