Is Panauti safe? Nepal travel risk
Is Panauti safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Panauti scores 47/100 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Panauti scores 47/100 (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 Panauti: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nepal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 27.5844° N, 85.5147° E in Nepal, Panauti features an altitude of 1440 m. The settlement is located 23.7 km NW from Kathmandu.
Nepal
27.5844° N, 85.5147° E
1440 m
Asia/Kathmandu
27,358
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nepal
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (27 °C avg high); Wettest: July (707 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 18° |
| Low °C | 8° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 30 | 56 | 45 | 44 | 231 | 571 | 707 | 660 | 382 | 157 | 49 | 25 |
Normals: Kathmandu (23.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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