Is Kochkor-Ata safe? Kyrgyzstan travel risk
Is Kochkor-Ata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kochkor-Ata 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.
Kochkor-Ata 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 Kochkor-Ata: 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 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
Charted at coordinates 41.0358° N, 72.4814° E in Jalal-Abad, Kochkor-Ata maintains a regional distance of 266.8 km NE to Bishkek.
Jalal-Abad
41.0358° N, 72.4814° E
618 m
Asia/Bishkek
14,814
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kyrgyzstan
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (38 °C avg high); Wettest: April (60 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 10° | 15° | 21° | 28° | 35° | 38° | 36° | 31° | 21° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -4° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 25 | 25 | 50 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 28 |
Normals: Andijon (30.7 km away).
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 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kochkor-Ata happened in May (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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