Is Gjakovë safe? Kosovo travel risk
Is Gjakovë safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gjakovë 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.
Gjakovë 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 Gjakovë: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (48/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 42.3803° N, 20.4308° E in Gjakovë, Gjakovë features an altitude of 362 m. The settlement is located 68.6 km ENE from Pristina.
Gjakovë
42.3803° N, 20.4308° E
362 m
Europe/Belgrade
94,556
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kosovo)
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gjakovë happened in November (3 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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