Is Tabūk safe? Saudi Arabia travel risk
Is Tabūk safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tabūk 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.
Tabūk 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 Tabūk: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (16/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 28.3972° N, 36.5789° E in Tabūk, Tabūk features an altitude of 768 m. The settlement is located 1,090.2 km ESE from Riyadh.
Tabūk
28.3972° N, 36.5789° E
768 m
Asia/Riyadh
886,036
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Saudi Arabia
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (39 °C avg high); Wettest: December (4 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 34° | 37° | 38° | 39° | 36° | 30° | 24° | 19° |
| Low °C | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Normals: Tabūk (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Saudi Arabia travel advice & laws.
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