Is Balş safe? Romania travel risk
Is Balş safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balş scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Romania Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 14 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Balş scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Romania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balş: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 44.3500° N, 24.0994° E within Olt, Balş is situated 159.4 km E of Bucharest at an altitude of 133 m.
Olt
44.3500° N, 24.0994° E
133 m
Europe/Bucharest
16,114
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Romania
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: May (79 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 25° | 18° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -3° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 41 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 79 | 70 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 50 |
Normals: Craiova (22.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Romania travel advice & laws.
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