Is Batroûn safe? Lebanon travel risk
Is Batroûn safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Batroûn scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Lebanon Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Batroûn scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lebanon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Batroûn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lebanon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Batroûn belongs to Liban-Nord (Lebanon), centered at coordinates 34.2500° N, 35.6500° E (13 m above sea level). Distance to Beirut is 41.3 km towards the SSW.
Liban-Nord
34.2500° N, 35.6500° E
13 m
Asia/Beirut
45,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: December (123 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 27° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 18° |
| Low °C | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 121 | 113 | 85 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 68 | 123 |
Normals: Beirut (41.3 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 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Batroûn happened in November (3 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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