Is Gusinje safe? Montenegro travel risk
Is Gusinje safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gusinje scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Montenegro Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 27 Aug 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.
Gusinje 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 Montenegro (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gusinje: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (51/100) and security (30/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Montenegro travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Gusinje territory, Gusinje is established at 42.5619° N, 19.8339° E. It lies 48.7 km WSW relative to Podgorica. Time zone observed: Europe/Podgorica.
Gusinje
42.5619° N, 19.8339° E
924 m
Europe/Podgorica
1,673
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Montenegro)
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 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gusinje happened in November (4 of 14 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: M5.7 on 22 Apr 2022 (146 km away) — USGS details
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