Is Dharān safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Dharān safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dharān 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.
Dharān 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 Dharān: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Nepal at 26.8167° N, 87.2667° E (elevation 375 m), Dharān lies 216.5 km WNW of Kathmandu. Time zone: Asia/Kathmandu.
Nepal
26.8167° N, 87.2667° E
375 m
Asia/Kathmandu
116,181
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Droughts | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Dharān happened in June (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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