Is Janakpur safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Janakpur safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Janakpur 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.
Janakpur 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 Janakpur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 26.7122° N, 85.9217° E in Madhesh, Janakpur features an altitude of 83 m. The settlement is located 125.9 km NNW from Kathmandu.
Madhesh
26.7122° N, 85.9217° E
83 m
Asia/Kathmandu
97,776
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Nepal)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (37 °C avg high); Wettest: August (358 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 26° | 32° | 37° | 36° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 24° |
| Low °C | 11° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 93 | 320 | 329 | 358 | 280 | 130 | 7 | 8 |
Normals: Belāhi (47.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Nepal travel advice & laws.
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