Is Kara-Köl safe? Kyrgyzstan travel risk
Is Kara-Köl safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kara-Köl scores 38/100 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.
Kara-Köl scores 38/100 (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 Kara-Köl: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (44/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kyrgyzstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Jalal-Abad territory, Kara-Köl is established at 41.6333° N, 72.6667° E. It lies 208.0 km NE relative to Bishkek. Time zone observed: UTC.
Jalal-Abad
41.6333° N, 72.6667° E
Lowland
UTC
18,843
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kyrgyzstan
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kara-Köl happened in June (2 of 4 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 Kyrgyzstan travel advice & laws.
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