Is Zahlé safe? Lebanon travel risk
Is Zahlé safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zahlé 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.
Zahlé 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 Zahlé: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Béqaa (33.8333° N, 35.9167° E), Zahlé sits 38.6 km W from Beirut at 963 m elevation.
Béqaa
33.8333° N, 35.9167° E
963 m
Asia/Beirut
100,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Lebanon)
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 (38.6 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 Zahlé happened in November (3 of 10 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 Lebanon travel advice & laws.
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