Is Pljevlja safe? Montenegro travel risk
Is Pljevlja safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pljevlja scores 28/100 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.
Pljevlja scores 28/100 (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 Pljevlja: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (30/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Montenegro travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 43.3567° N, 19.3583° E place Pljevlja within Pljevlja at an elevation of 772 meters. Heading to Podgorica: 102.1 km S.
Pljevlja
43.3567° N, 19.3583° E
772 m
Europe/Podgorica
19,136
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pljevlja happened in August (6 of 8 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 (100 km away) — USGS details
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