Is Gaada safe? Morocco travel risk
Is Gaada safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gaada scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Morocco Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
Gaada scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Morocco (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gaada: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Morocco travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Oriental territory, Gaada is established at 35.1594° N, 2.9892° W. It lies 374.6 km WSW relative to Rabat. Time zone observed: UTC.
Oriental
35.1594° N, 2.9892° W
Lowland
UTC
9,497
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Morocco
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: January (50 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° | 18° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 50 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 45 |
Normals: Beni Enzar (13 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 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gaada happened in September (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 20 May 2022 (60 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Morocco travel advice & laws.
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