Is Yovon safe? Tajikistan travel risk
Is Yovon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Yovon scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Tajikistan Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Yovon 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 Tajikistan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Yovon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (45/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tajikistan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 38.3167° N, 69.0500° E in Khatlon, Yovon maintains a regional distance of 33.9 km NW to Dushanbe.
Khatlon
38.3167° N, 69.0500° E
654 m
Asia/Dushanbe
36,700
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Tajikistan)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: April (177 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 6° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 24° | 30° | 34° | 32° | 28° | 20° | 15° | 8° |
| Low °C | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 18° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 89 | 106 | 156 | 177 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 75 | 80 |
Normals: Dushanbe (33.9 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Yovon happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.8 on 22 Mar 2023 (139 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Tajikistan travel advice & laws.
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