Is Kratovo safe? North Macedonia travel risk
Is Kratovo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kratovo scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates North Macedonia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kratovo scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and North Macedonia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kratovo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the North Macedonia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Kratovo territory, Kratovo is established at 42.0783° N, 22.1750° E. It lies 62.1 km W relative to Skopje. Time zone observed: Europe/Skopje.
Kratovo
42.0783° N, 22.1750° E
672 m
Europe/Skopje
5,401
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (North Macedonia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: November (56 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 32° | 31° | 27° | 20° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -2° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 48 | 40 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 56 | 53 |
Normals: Karbinci (29.5 km away).
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 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kratovo happened in July (7 of 8 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 North Macedonia travel advice & laws.
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