Egypt
Level moderateupdated 4 min agoA country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.
What are the main risks in Egypt?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 5 events there, including 2 severe. The most frequent: Earthquake, Heatwave, Air quality.
Is there a government travel advisory for Egypt?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 10 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Egypt: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Egypt?
The UK advises against all travel to some areas of Egypt, and against all but essential travel to some others. That advice is limited to certain areas, not the whole country. The official notice lists them precisely, so read it before you fix a route. Egypt sits at level 3 of 4. Over the last 12 months, 5 events were recorded here, 4 of them severe: one flood, one earthquake, one heatwave, one air quality episode, and that advisory. Little else was recorded, so the picture is thin. Heat, floods and air quality do have a season here. Earthquakes do not. August holds 3 of the 5 events, October and March one each, but with numbers this small that is not a cycle you can plan around.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the advisory matters more than the event count. Some areas are ruled out, some are essential travel only. Check the official list against anywhere you plan to go, including day trips out of the city. Heat is the season to plan around, and it shapes when you work and when you go out. Floods and air quality also come in season. Earthquakes do not, so there is no month to pick or avoid for that one. If you can choose your dates, come outside the hottest stretch. If you cannot, put cooling and steady power ahead of anything else when you pick a flat. Read your insurance wording too: cover often stops in areas a state advises against travelling to. Beyond that, little was recorded over the last 12 months, so the advisory stays your main planning input.
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, Egypt has experienced a mix of natural hazards and travel advisories. Floods, heatwaves, and air quality issues are recurrent, with one severe flood and one severe heatwave recorded. An earthquake also caused a severe event, highlighting the risk of seismic activity. Travel advisories are in place, with some areas advised to be avoided or traveled to only if necessary. The busiest months for hazards are August, October, and March, with August seeing the highest activity across all hazards. No armed conflict or recent major events were recorded, but natural hazards remain a concern for safety and infrastructure.
To watch right now
- Two alerts are open right now, which is not the case in an ordinary month here; check what they cover before you move around.
- The travel advice restricting some areas is current and its scope can shift, so re-read the official notice close to your departure.
To watch as a rule
- Heat in its season, and how well your flat and your workspace hold up in it.
- Floods, which have a season here and follow heavy rain.
- Air quality, seasonal too, and the lowest stakes of the recurring hazards.
- Earthquakes, which have no season and no busy month; one was recorded over the last 12 months.
Good reflexes
- Read the UK area list before you book, and again before any trip outside the city you live in.
- Check what your insurance says about areas a state advises against travelling to, before you fly.
- Ask a landlord how the place handles heavy rain and whether the cooling holds through a full day.
- Shift outdoor errands to early morning in the hot months and keep water on your desk.
- Keep offline maps and a charged power bank for days when power or connection drops.
Egypt: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
the official notice lists the areas concerned
Zones cited by government advisories
Advised against (all travel)
- Shamal Sina'
- Matruh
- Al Wadi at Jadid
- Bur Sa`id
- Al Isma`iliyah
- As Suways
- Aswan
- Qina
- Janub Sina'
- Bur Said
- Ismaïlia
- Suez
Except: Cairo · Luxor
Advised against unless essential
- Janub Sina'
- Matruh
- Al Fayyum
- Al Wadi at Jadid
- Shamal Sina'
- Al Isma`iliyah
- Al Jizah
- Alexandria
- Ismaïlia
- Suez
- Luxor
- Cairo
Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.
Avoid all travel (French advisory)
- Travel in the desert zone towards the Libyan border is formally discouraged, with the exception of those in the zone covering a triangle whose three corners are Cairo, Farafra and El Kharga (White Desert), which require a
Avoid unless essential (French advisory)
- The zone located between, on one hand, the desert zone prohibited to civilians, and on the other hand the south and west of the city of Marsa Matrouh, the west of the city of Medinet el Fayoum and to the west of the Abu Simbel site is discouraged, except for imperative reasons, as
Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.
Read the official notice ↗- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
- Cities excluded from the zone
Egypt: 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
- Road deaths: 10.1 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- New displacements, conflict: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
- New displacements, disasters: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 43.1 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Physicians: 0.67 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 1.1 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 71.8 years (median 74.7)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Close to the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better
1,000 people in total
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
8 people in total
220,033 people in total
878,268 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
5.1/10 — high
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
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
Egypt: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 1 event
Eventsof which severe- Armed conflict1
Last 12 months · 5 events
Eventsof which severe- Earthquake11 1 severe
- Heatwave11 1 severe
- Air quality1
- Armed conflict1
- Travel advisory1
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