Is Nalchik safe? Russia travel risk
Is Nalchik safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nalchik 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.
Nalchik 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 Nalchik: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Kabardino-Balkariya at 43.4833° N, 43.6167° E (elevation 464 m), Nalchik lies 1,429.7 km NNW of Moscow. Time zone: Europe/Moscow.
Kabardino-Balkariya
43.4833° N, 43.6167° E
464 m
Europe/Moscow
265,162
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Russia
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nalchik happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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