Is Varėna safe? Lithuania travel risk
Is Varėna safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Varėna scores 29/100 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.
Varėna scores 29/100 (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 Varėna: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (26/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lithuania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Varėna at 54.2167° N, 24.5667° E (elevation 128 m), Varėna lies 69.7 km NE of Vilnius. Time zone: Europe/Vilnius.
Varėna
54.2167° N, 24.5667° E
128 m
Europe/Vilnius
8,042
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Varėna happened in August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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