Is Masqaţ safe? Oman travel risk
Is Masqaţ safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Masqaţ 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.
Masqaţ 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 Masqaţ: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (39/100). 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Masqaţ (23.6140° N, 58.5911° E), Masqaţ sits 0.1 km E from Muscat at lowland elevation.
Masqaţ
23.6140° N, 58.5911° E
Lowland
UTC
1,720,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Masqaţ happened in April (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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