Is Badulla safe? Sri Lanka travel risk
Is Badulla safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Badulla scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Sri Lanka Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 14 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Badulla scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sri Lanka (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Badulla: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sri Lanka travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Uva at 6.9847° N, 81.0564° E (elevation 683 m), Badulla lies in Sri Lanka. Time zone: Asia/Colombo.
Uva
6.9847° N, 81.0564° E
683 m
Asia/Colombo
42,923
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lanka travel advice & laws.
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