Is Koper safe? Slovenia travel risk
Is Koper safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Koper scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Slovenia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Koper scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Slovenia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Koper: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (45/100) and security (19/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Slovenia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 45.5500° N, 13.7333° E within Koper, Koper is situated 81.8 km NE of Ljubljana at an altitude of 12 m.
Koper
45.5500° N, 13.7333° E
12 m
Europe/Ljubljana
25,753
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: October (228 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 124 | 97 | 139 | 139 | 150 | 141 | 102 | 83 | 149 | 228 | 181 | 114 |
Normals: Monfalcone (32.3 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Koper happened in August and September (6 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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