Is Rabat safe? Morocco travel risk
Is Rabat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rabat scores 45/100 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.
Rabat scores 45/100 (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 Rabat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (63/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Morocco travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 34.0209° N, 6.8416° W in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Rabat features an altitude of 46 m. The settlement is located within Morocco.
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
34.0209° N, 6.8416° W
46 m
Africa/Casablanca
572,717
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Morocco
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (75 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 21° | 18° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 69 | 58 | 36 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 75 | 70 |
Normals: Sale (4.1 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rabat happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Morocco travel advice & laws.
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