Is Šalčininkai safe? Lithuania travel risk
Is Šalčininkai safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Šalčininkai scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Lithuania Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 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.
Šalčininkai scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lithuania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Šalčininkai: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (26/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lithuania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Šalčininkai (54.3111° N, 25.3806° E), Šalčininkai sits 42.3 km N from Vilnius at 176 m elevation.
Šalčininkai
54.3111° N, 25.3806° E
176 m
Europe/Vilnius
6,841
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Lithuania
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (22 °C avg high); Wettest: July (97 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | -1° | 4° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 3° | -1° |
| Low °C | -5° | -7° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | -1° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 49 | 43 | 39 | 51 | 71 | 80 | 97 | 73 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 51 |
Normals: Vilnius (42.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Šalčininkai happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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