Is Gudja safe? Malta travel risk
Is Gudja safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gudja scores 15/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Malta Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Jul 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.
Gudja scores 15/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Malta (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gudja: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (15/100) and natural hazards (23/100).
A score of 15 is higher than the scores of 2% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malta travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Gudja territory, Gudja is established at 35.8483° N, 14.5025° E. It lies 5.6 km N relative to Valletta. Time zone observed: Europe/Malta.
Gudja
35.8483° N, 14.5025° E
34 m
Europe/Malta
2,997
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Malta
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: December (84 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 16° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 62 | 58 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 64 | 74 | 84 |
Normals: Valletta (5.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gudja happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 21 Apr 2023 (112 km away) — USGS details
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