Is Skardu safe? Pakistan travel risk
Is Skardu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Skardu scores 56/100 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.
Skardu scores 56/100 (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 Skardu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (74/100) and natural hazards (58/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Pakistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Gilgit-Baltistan at 35.2903° N, 75.6444° E (elevation 2241 m), Skardu lies 295.7 km SW of Islamabad. Time zone: Asia/Karachi.
Gilgit-Baltistan
35.2903° N, 75.6444° E
2241 m
Asia/Karachi
260,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 Skardu happened in June (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Pakistan travel advice & laws.
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