Is Butwāl safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Butwāl safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Butwāl scores 51/100 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.
Butwāl scores 51/100 (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 Butwāl: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (66/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Lumbinī territory, Butwāl is established at 27.7000° N, 83.4500° E. It lies 184.1 km E relative to Kathmandu. Time zone observed: Asia/Kathmandu.
Lumbinī
27.7000° N, 83.4500° E
141 m
Asia/Kathmandu
118,462
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Butwāl happened in April (26 of 27 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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