Is Ramallah safe? West Bank travel risk
Is Ramallah safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Ramallah scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates West Bank Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 26 Aug 2026). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ramallah scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and West Bank (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ramallah: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (85/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
A score of 60 is higher than 83% of the cities we score.
Consult the West Bank travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 31.9026° N, 35.1955° E within West Bank, Ramallah is situated in West Bank.
West Bank
31.9026° N, 35.1955° E
Lowland
UTC
38,998
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (West Bank)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (33 °C avg high); Wettest: January (66 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 33° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 14° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 66 | 56 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 60 |
Normals: Jerusalem (14 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 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ramallah happened in November (5 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the West Bank travel advice & laws.
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