Is Pirot safe? Serbia travel risk
Is Pirot safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pirot scores 36/100 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.
Pirot scores 36/100 (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 Pirot: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (48/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Serbia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 43.1519° N, 22.5850° E place Pirot within Pirot at an elevation of 371 meters. Heading to Belgrade: 251.6 km NW.
Pirot
43.1519° N, 22.5850° E
371 m
Europe/Belgrade
49,601
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Serbia)
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 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pirot happened in April, May, June, July and August (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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