Is Ferizaj safe? Kosovo travel risk
Is Ferizaj safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ferizaj 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.
Ferizaj 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 Ferizaj: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (48/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 42.3706° N, 21.1553° E place Ferizaj within Ferizaj at an elevation of 582 meters. Heading to Pristina: 32.9 km N.
Ferizaj
42.3706° N, 21.1553° E
582 m
Europe/Belgrade
108,610
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kosovo
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: November (61 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 31° | 31° | 27° | 20° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -1° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 52 | 46 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 61 | 58 |
Normals: Skopje (47.5 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ferizaj happened in June (4 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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