Is Medina safe? Saudi Arabia travel risk
Is Medina safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Medina 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.
Medina 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 Medina: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Al Madīnah al Munawwarah (24.4700° N, 39.6100° E), Medina sits 718.3 km E from Riyadh at lowland elevation.
Al Madīnah al Munawwarah
24.4700° N, 39.6100° E
Lowland
UTC
1,411,599
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Saudi Arabia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (43 °C avg high); Wettest: November (9 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 27° | 31° | 34° | 39° | 42° | 42° | 43° | 41° | 36° | 29° | 25° |
| Low °C | 9° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Normals: Medina (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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Medina happened in August (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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