Is Bannu safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Bannu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bannu scores 63/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Pakistan Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 16 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bannu scores 63/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Pakistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bannu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (87/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 63 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Pakistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 32.9864° N, 70.6044° E place Bannu within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at an elevation of 379 meters. Heading to Islamabad: 241.6 km ENE.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
32.9864° N, 70.6044° E
379 m
Asia/Karachi
62,191
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Pakistan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (36 °C avg high); Wettest: July (197 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 16° | 21° | 27° | 33° | 36° | 32° | 30° | 29° | 26° | 21° | 17° |
| Low °C | 2° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 27 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 30 | 64 | 197 | 167 | 76 | 25 | 16 | 19 |
Normals: Thal (42.4 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bannu happened in April and May (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 21 Jun 2022 (106 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Pakistan travel advice & laws.
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