Is Birgañj safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Birgañj safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Birgañj scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Birgañj scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Birgañj: 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 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Nepal at 27.0000° N, 84.8667° E (elevation 89 m), Birgañj lies 90.8 km NNE of Kathmandu. Time zone: Asia/Kathmandu.
Nepal
27.0000° N, 84.8667° E
89 m
Asia/Kathmandu
135,904
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Birgañj happened in April (10 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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