Is Ala-Buka safe? Kyrgyzstan travel risk
Is Ala-Buka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ala-Buka scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kyrgyzstan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Feb 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ala-Buka 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 Kyrgyzstan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ala-Buka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (44/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kyrgyzstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Ala-Buka belongs to Jalal-Abad (Kyrgyzstan), centered at coordinates 41.4083° N, 71.4806° E (1250 m above sea level). Distance to Bishkek is 301.7 km towards the NE.
Jalal-Abad
41.4083° N, 71.4806° E
1250 m
Asia/Bishkek
15,426
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Kyrgyzstan
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (38 °C avg high); Wettest: April (57 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 28° | 35° | 38° | 37° | 31° | 21° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -4° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 20° | 23° | 21° | 16° | 9° | 4° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 25 | 48 | 57 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 30 | 26 |
Normals: Namangan (47.9 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 Kyrgyzstan travel advice & laws.
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