Is Ar Riqqah safe? Kuwait travel risk
Is Ar Riqqah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ar Riqqah scores 39/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kuwait Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 28 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (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.
Ar Riqqah scores 39/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kuwait (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ar Riqqah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (21/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kuwait travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Al Aḩmadī at 29.1489° N, 48.1057° E (elevation 45 m), Ar Riqqah lies 27.5 km NNW of Kuwait City. Time zone: Asia/Kuwait.
Al Aḩmadī
29.1489° N, 48.1057° E
45 m
Asia/Kuwait
56,554
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Kuwait
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (44 °C avg high); Wettest: November (25 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 20° | 25° | 30° | 38° | 42° | 44° | 44° | 40° | 34° | 25° | 19° |
| Low °C | 10° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 26° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 18 |
Normals: Kuwait City (27.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kuwait travel advice & laws.
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