Is Valka safe? Latvia travel risk
Is Valka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Valka scores 25/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Valka scores 25/100 (Moderate). 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 Valka: 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 25 is higher than the scores of 15% 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 57.7753° N, 26.0214° E place Valka within Valka at an elevation of 53 meters. Heading to Riga: 147.1 km SW.
Valka
57.7753° N, 26.0214° E
53 m
Europe/Riga
4,564
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 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Valka happened in July and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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