Is Mecca safe? Saudi Arabia travel risk
Is Mecca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mecca scores 41/100 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.
Mecca scores 41/100 (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 Mecca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and natural hazards (33/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% 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
Situated in Makkah al Mukarramah at 21.4225° N, 39.8261° E, Mecca lies 790.4 km ENE of Riyadh. Time zone: UTC.
Makkah al Mukarramah
21.4225° N, 39.8261° E
Lowland
UTC
2,427,924
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Saudi Arabia
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (41 °C avg high); Wettest: November (32 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 29° | 32° | 35° | 39° | 41° | 39° | 39° | 40° | 36° | 31° | 28° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 25 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 28 |
Normals: Mecca (0 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 | — | — | 2 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Mecca happened in November (2 of 3 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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