Bosnia & Herzegovina
Level calmupdated 5 min agoNo underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.
What are the main risks in Bosnia & Herzegovina?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 64 events there, including 40 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Heatwave, Flood.
Is there a government travel advisory for Bosnia & Herzegovina?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 5 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Bosnia & Herzegovina: current alerts and safety news
What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.
Last 90 days
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Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Bosnia & Herzegovina?
Our scale puts Bosnia and Herzegovina at 4 out of 4, the top step. No state advisory against travel sits in our file, and no armed conflict is recorded. What is on file over the last 12 months is 27 events, 17 of them severe. Wildfire dominates the count with 18 events, 12 severe. Heatwave follows with 5, all 5 severe. Flood adds 3, none severe. One travel advisory record was logged, and of the four types it is the one that weighs most on people. Fire, heat and flood are the three hazards that really follow a season here. August holds 22 of the 27 records, July 2, January 1. The thin end is January with 1, March with 1, June with 1. Nothing in the data says where inside the country these events fell, so this profile names no region.
What it changes for a nomad
Your weeks split cleanly by month. Summer is when the file fills: 22 of the 27 events land in August, July has 2. The two hazards driving that stretch, fire and heat, came back severe almost every time they appeared, 12 of 18 wildfires and 5 of 5 heatwaves. If you can choose, January, March and June carry one event each. Fire season shapes the air and outdoor work first. Heat decides when you can move and how a flat without cooling holds up through the afternoon. Flood shows up 3 times, none of them severe. For day-to-day security we hold no worldwide comparison for theft or scams, so the homicide rate of 1.2 per 100k against a world median of 2.1 is all we can honestly cite, and it does not stretch to pickpocketing. Two alerts are open right now, so read them before you fix dates.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, Bosnia and Herzegovina has seen a mix of natural hazards. Wildfires are frequent, with 18 recorded events, and 12 severe ones. Heatwaves also occur regularly, with 5 events, all severe. Floods happen occasionally, with 3 events, but none were severe. The country has a low homicide rate of 1.2 per 100k, below the world median of 2.1. There are no current official travel advisories. Most hazards are seasonal, peaking in August, which sees 22 combined events, and are less active in January, March, and June. Recent major events include heatwaves and wildfires, but no recent severe events are recorded.
To watch right now
- Two alerts are open right now, which an ordinary month here does not carry.
- The most recent notable episodes on file are a heatwave and a wildfire, so heat and smoke may still be shaping conditions on the ground.
To watch as a rule
- Fire season: 18 wildfires over the last 12 months, 12 of them severe.
- Heat: 5 heatwaves, all 5 severe.
- Flood: 3 events, none severe.
- August, which holds 22 of the 27 records.
Good reflexes
- Read the two open alerts before you lock in your dates.
- Pick a flat where you can actually cool one room down.
- Keep the windows shut and work indoors on smoky days.
- Download offline maps before any long drive in fire season.
- Check road notices after rain before you commit to a trip.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 5 recommend increased caution.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- Homicides: 1.2 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 86.4 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 13.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 2.6 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 78 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.04 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 26.1 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Close to the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
120 people in total
586 people in total
164 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
3.3/10 — low
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Below the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Bosnia & Herzegovina: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 1 event
Eventsof which severe- Internet outage11 1 severe
Last 12 months · 64 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire5332 32 severe
- Heatwave66 6 severe
- Flood3
- Internet outage11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
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