Is Gjilan safe? Kosovo travel risk
Is Gjilan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gjilan 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.
Gjilan 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 Gjilan: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 42.4689° N, 21.4633° E place Gjilan within Gjilan at an elevation of 513 meters. Heading to Pristina: 32.4 km NW.
Gjilan
42.4689° N, 21.4633° E
513 m
Europe/Belgrade
90,178
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gjilan happened in June (5 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kosovo travel advice & laws.
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