Is Bolekhiv safe? Ukraine travel risk
Is Bolekhiv safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bolekhiv scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Ukraine Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 28 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bolekhiv scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ukraine (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bolekhiv: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ukraine travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Ivano-Frankivska Oblast territory, Bolekhiv is established at 49.0669° N, 23.8514° E. It lies 503.3 km ENE relative to Kyiv. Time zone observed: Europe/Kyiv.
Ivano-Frankivska Oblast
49.0669° N, 23.8514° E
363 m
Europe/Kyiv
10,259
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (119 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 5° | 0° |
| Low °C | -5° | -6° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | -1° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 43 | 49 | 56 | 79 | 105 | 119 | 113 | 80 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 54 |
Normals: Stryi (20.4 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bolekhiv happened in July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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