Is Zalău safe? Romania travel risk
Is Zalău safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zalău scores 29/100 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.
Zalău scores 29/100 (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 Zalău: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Romania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 47.1911° N, 23.0572° E in Sălaj, Zalău features an altitude of 261 m. The settlement is located 387.5 km SE from Bucharest.
Sălaj
47.1911° N, 23.0572° E
261 m
Europe/Bucharest
52,359
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Zalău happened in April, June, July, August and December (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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