Is Birāṭnagar safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Birāṭnagar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Birāṭnagar scores 48/100 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Birāṭnagar scores 48/100 (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 Birāṭnagar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Province Number One (26.4833° N, 87.2833° E), Birāṭnagar sits 237.4 km NW from Kathmandu at 74 m elevation.
Province Number One
26.4833° N, 87.2833° E
74 m
Asia/Kathmandu
242,548
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nepal
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 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Droughts | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Birāṭnagar happened in June and July (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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