Is Bhaktapur safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Bhaktapur safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bhaktapur scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Nepal 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bhaktapur scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Nepal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bhaktapur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Bhaktapur belongs to Nepal (Nepal), centered at coordinates 27.6722° N, 85.4278° E (1348 m above sea level). Distance to Kathmandu is 11.4 km towards the WNW.
Nepal
27.6722° N, 85.4278° E
1348 m
Asia/Kathmandu
81,748
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Nepal
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (27 °C avg high); Wettest: July (707 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° |
| Low °C | 8° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 30 | 56 | 45 | 44 | 231 | 571 | 707 | 660 | 382 | 157 | 49 | 25 |
Normals: Kathmandu (11.4 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bhaktapur happened in April (6 of 8 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 Nepal travel advice & laws.
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