Is Bălţi safe? Moldova travel risk
Is Bălţi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bălţi scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Moldova Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bălţi scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Moldova (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bălţi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Moldova travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 47.7667° N, 27.9167° E within Bălţi, Bălţi is situated 107.8 km SE of Chisinau at an altitude of 110 m.
Bălţi
47.7667° N, 27.9167° E
110 m
Europe/Chisinau
97,930
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Moldova
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 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bălţi happened in May (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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