Is Niš safe? Serbia travel risk
Is Niš safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Niš scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Serbia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Niš scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Serbia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Niš: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (48/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Serbia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Niš at 43.3192° N, 21.8961° E (elevation 194 m), Niš lies 202.4 km NW of Belgrade. Time zone: Europe/Belgrade.
Niš
43.3192° N, 21.8961° E
194 m
Europe/Belgrade
183,164
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Serbia
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: May (56 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 10° | 5° |
| Low °C | -2° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 2° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 43 | 44 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 36 | 53 | 54 |
Normals: Aleksinac (28.9 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Niš happened in May, June, July and August (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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