Is Az Zāwīyah safe? Libya travel risk
Is Az Zāwīyah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Az Zāwīyah scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Libya Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 31 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 21 Jul 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.
Az Zāwīyah 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 Libya (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Az Zāwīyah: 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 Libya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Az Zāwiyah at 32.7522° N, 12.7278° E (elevation 18 m), Az Zāwīyah lies 45.8 km ENE of Tripoli. Time zone: Africa/Tripoli.
Az Zāwiyah
32.7522° N, 12.7278° E
18 m
Africa/Tripoli
200,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: February (37 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° |
| Low °C | 11° | 11° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 35 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 37 |
Normals: Tripoli (45.8 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Droughts | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Az Zāwīyah happened in March and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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