Is Buynaksk safe? Russia travel risk
Is Buynaksk safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buynaksk scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Russia Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 18 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Buynaksk scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Russia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Buynaksk: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Russia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Dagestan (42.8167° N, 47.1167° E), Buynaksk sits 1,591.4 km NNW from Moscow at 447 m elevation.
Dagestan
42.8167° N, 47.1167° E
447 m
Europe/Moscow
69,554
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Russia
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: September (87 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 8° | 13° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Low °C | 1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 27 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 87 | 58 | 46 | 42 |
Normals: Makhachkala (36.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Buynaksk happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Dec 2022 (66 km away) — USGS details
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