Is Buraydah safe? Saudi Arabia travel risk
Is Buraydah safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buraydah scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Saudi Arabia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Oct 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Buraydah scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Saudi Arabia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Buraydah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (25/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Saudi Arabia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 26.3664° N, 43.9628° E place Buraydah within Al Qaşīm at an elevation of 606 meters. Heading to Riyadh: 335.3 km SE.
Al Qaşīm
26.3664° N, 43.9628° E
606 m
Asia/Riyadh
467,410
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Saudi Arabia
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (42 °C avg high); Wettest: November (22 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 22° | 27° | 32° | 38° | 41° | 42° | 42° | 39° | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| Low °C | 6° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 12 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 13 |
Normals: ‘Unayzah (31.4 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Buraydah happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Saudi Arabia travel advice & laws.
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