Is Dragash safe? Kosovo travel risk
Is Dragash safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dragash scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kosovo Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Dragash scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kosovo (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dragash: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (48/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kosovo travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 42.0265° N, 20.6533° E within Dragash, Dragash is situated 83.0 km NNE of Pristina at an altitude of 1062 m.
Dragash
42.0265° N, 20.6533° E
1062 m
Europe/Belgrade
34,827
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Kosovo
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: May (93 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 18° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 70 | 63 | 78 | 82 | 93 | 81 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 63 | 80 | 79 |
Normals: Gostivar (33.3 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 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Dragash happened in June (4 of 15 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: M5.5 on 9 Jan 2022 (147 km away) — USGS details
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