Is Jilava safe? Romania travel risk
Is Jilava safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Jilava scores 28/100 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.
Jilava scores 28/100 (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 Jilava: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% 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 44.3328° N, 26.0781° E within Ilfov, Jilava is situated 10.6 km N of Bucharest at an altitude of 73 m.
Ilfov
44.3328° N, 26.0781° E
73 m
Europe/Bucharest
10,611
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Romania
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (98 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 24° | 18° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -4° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 43 | 42 | 50 | 61 | 87 | 98 | 46 | 39 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 49 |
Normals: Bucharest (10.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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