Is Popeşti-Leordeni safe? Romania travel risk
Is Popeşti-Leordeni safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Popeşti-Leordeni 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.
Popeşti-Leordeni 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 Popeşti-Leordeni: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Ilfov (44.3800° N, 26.1700° E), Popeşti-Leordeni sits 7.5 km NW from Bucharest at 76 m elevation.
Ilfov
44.3800° N, 26.1700° E
76 m
Europe/Bucharest
53,434
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (7.5 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 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Popeşti-Leordeni happened in June (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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