Is Saidia safe? Morocco travel risk
Is Saidia safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Saidia scores 42/100 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.
Saidia scores 42/100 (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 Saidia: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and natural hazards (43/100).
A score of 42 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
Positioned at 35.0850° N, 2.2392° W in Oriental, Saidia features an altitude of 4 m. The settlement is located 437.7 km WSW from Rabat.
Oriental
35.0850° N, 2.2392° W
4 m
Africa/Casablanca
10,514
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Morocco
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 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Saidia happened in July (2 of 2 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 (122 km away) — USGS details
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