Is Buzău safe? Romania travel risk
Is Buzău safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buzău scores 33/100 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.
Buzău scores 33/100 (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 Buzău: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (49/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 45.1531° N, 26.8208° E within Buzău, Buzău is situated 98.7 km SW of Bucharest at an altitude of 93 m.
Buzău
45.1531° N, 26.8208° E
93 m
Europe/Bucharest
103,481
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Romania
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 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Buzău happened in June (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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