Is Chiţcani safe? Moldova travel risk
Is Chiţcani safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Chiţcani scores 43/100 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.
Chiţcani scores 43/100 (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 Chiţcani: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Moldova travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Stînga Nistrului at 46.7856° N, 29.6086° E (elevation 11 m), Chiţcani lies 64.4 km WNW of Chisinau. Time zone: Europe/Chisinau.
Stînga Nistrului
46.7856° N, 29.6086° E
11 m
Europe/Chisinau
9,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Moldova
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (29 °C avg high); Wettest: June (67 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 4° | 9° | 15° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 29° | 23° | 16° | 8° | 2° |
| Low °C | -4° | -4° | -0° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 37 | 27 | 37 | 50 | 54 | 67 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 47 |
Normals: Tiraspol (7.4 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Chiţcani happened in July (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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