Is Calafat safe? Romania travel risk
Is Calafat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Calafat 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.
Calafat 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 Calafat: 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
Situated in Dolj at 43.9858° N, 22.9575° E (elevation 53 m), Calafat lies 255.4 km ENE of Bucharest. Time zone: Europe/Bucharest.
Dolj
43.9858° N, 22.9575° E
53 m
Europe/Bucharest
13,807
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Romania
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: May (71 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 31° | 31° | 26° | 19° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -3° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Rain mm | 41 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 71 | 68 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 37 | 53 | 49 |
Normals: Poiana Mare (11.6 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Calafat happened in May (2 of 5 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: M5.6 on 14 Feb 2023 (125 km away) — USGS details
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