Is Īlām safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Īlām safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Īlām scores 43/100 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.
Īlām scores 43/100 (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 Īlām: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 26.9080° N, 87.9260° E in Nepal, Īlām maintains a regional distance of 272.5 km WNW to Kathmandu.
Nepal
26.9080° N, 87.9260° E
1218 m
Asia/Kathmandu
17,491
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 | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Īlām happened in June (3 of 7 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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