Is Sfântu-Gheorghe safe? Romania travel risk
Is Sfântu-Gheorghe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sfântu-Gheorghe 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.
Sfântu-Gheorghe 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 Sfântu-Gheorghe: 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 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
In the Covasna territory, Sfântu-Gheorghe is established at 45.8636° N, 25.7875° E. It lies 161.7 km S relative to Bucharest. Time zone observed: Europe/Bucharest.
Covasna
45.8636° N, 25.7875° E
552 m
Europe/Bucharest
50,080
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sfântu-Gheorghe happened in August (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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