Is Jacobabad safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Jacobabad safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Jacobabad scores 55/100 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.
Jacobabad scores 55/100 (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 Jacobabad: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (74/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Pakistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 28.2769° N, 68.4514° E within Sindh, Jacobabad is situated 745.5 km NE of Islamabad at an altitude of 60 m.
Sindh
28.2769° N, 68.4514° E
60 m
Asia/Karachi
200,815
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Pakistan
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Jacobabad happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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