Is Krāslava safe? Latvia travel risk
Is Krāslava safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Krāslava scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Latvia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Krāslava scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Latvia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Krāslava: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (29/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Latvia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 55.8956° N, 27.1644° E place Krāslava within Krāslava at an elevation of 114 meters. Heading to Riga: 221.4 km WNW.
Krāslava
55.8956° N, 27.1644° E
114 m
Europe/Riga
6,854
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Latvia)
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Krāslava happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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