Is Bawshar safe? Oman travel risk
Is Bawshar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bawshar scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Oman Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 30 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bawshar scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Oman (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bawshar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (41/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Oman travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 23.5777° N, 58.3998° E in Masqaţ, Bawshar features an altitude of 18 m. The settlement is located 20.0 km ENE from Muscat.
Masqaţ
23.5777° N, 58.3998° E
18 m
Asia/Muscat
383,257
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Oman
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (36 °C avg high); Wettest: February (16 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 25° | 27° | 31° | 35° | 36° | 35° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 28° | 25° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 22° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Normals: Masqaţ (19.9 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 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bawshar happened in April (3 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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