Is Darnah safe? Libya travel risk
Is Darnah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Darnah 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.
Darnah 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 Darnah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 32.7648° N, 22.6391° E in Darnah, Darnah maintains a regional distance of 882.6 km W to Tripoli.
Darnah
32.7648° N, 22.6391° E
9 m
Africa/Tripoli
90,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Libya
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 Darnah happened in September (1 of 1 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 Libya travel advice & laws.
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