Is Murfatlar safe? Romania travel risk
Is Murfatlar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Murfatlar scores 27/100 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.
Murfatlar scores 27/100 (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 Murfatlar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (25/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Constanţa at 44.1736° N, 28.4083° E (elevation 41 m), Murfatlar lies 185.6 km W of Bucharest. Time zone: Europe/Bucharest.
Constanţa
44.1736° N, 28.4083° E
41 m
Europe/Bucharest
9,173
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Murfatlar happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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