Is Nizwá safe? Oman travel risk
Is Nizwá safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nizwá scores 43/100 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.
Nizwá scores 43/100 (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 Nizwá: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (46/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 3.
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Oman travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 22.9333° N, 57.5333° E within Ad Dākhilīyah, Nizwá is situated 132.0 km NE of Muscat at an altitude of 511 m.
Ad Dākhilīyah
22.9333° N, 57.5333° E
511 m
Asia/Muscat
83,544
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Oman
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 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nizwá happened in March and August (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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