Travel Risk Atlas

Lebanon

Western Asia · Capital Beirut

Each opens that government's own advisory for Lebanon — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

70.0 High risk
Atlas Risk Score · 201st safest of 220

Score raised to 70 by the advisory rule: governments currently advise against travel here. Why

Raouché — Lebanon
Photo: Oussama Tahmaz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Where the risk actually is

Each region is coloured by the advice that applies to most of it, drawn by hand from the wording of all five government advisories. Numbered markers flag localised warnings — usually a border strip or remote interior — that cover only a small part of an otherwise lower-risk region.

Nabatieh — Do not travelBeirut — Essential travel onlyBeqaa — Essential travel onlyMount Lebanon — Essential travel onlyNorth Lebanon — Essential travel onlySouth Lebanon — Do not travel1. Southern suburbs of Beirut — Do not travel12. Syrian border — Do not travel2
What governments advise Do not travel Essential travel only Localised warning — see the notes below

This map reads stronger than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Lebanon by its Atlas Risk Score — 70, High — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Lebanon is “do not travel”.

What the warnings actually cover

  • NabatiehDo not travel. Do-not-travel to the whole south, where Israeli strikes and Hezbollah activity continue despite the ceasefire.
  • 1
    Southern suburbs of BeirutDo not travel. Do-not-travel to the southern suburbs — Haret Hraik, Burj Al Barajneh, Ghobeiry, Chiyah and neighbouring districts. Route 51 from central Beirut to the airport is excluded, as is central Beirut itself.
  • 2
    Syrian borderDo not travel. Do-not-travel to the Syrian border area and much of the Beqaa valley. The Netherlands rates the entire country code red — the strictest of the five governments.

A numbered marker warns about the small area described in its note — the rest of that region carries the base advice. Mapped by hand from the official wording in July 2026; always check the current advisory before you book.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Official advisories
25% of score
87/100
203rd of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
77/100
183rd of 220
Political stability
10% of score
64/100
201st of 220
Crime
15% of score
48/100
164th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
41/100
134th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly earthquakes
39/100
129th of 220
Health & medical
15% of score
32/100
122nd of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
75/100

Biggest factor here: official advisories. What the US, UK and Dutch governments currently tell their own citizens about travelling here.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
112
Police 112 · Ambulance (Red Cross) 140
Currency
LBP ل.ل
Languages
Arabic
French
Visa (EU passport)
Visa on arrival
US: Visa on arrival · UK: Visa on arrival
Population
5.8m
World Bank 2025
Capital
Beirut
Driving
On the right
16.4 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type C, D, G
220-240V
Safely managed water
48%
Most households lack it · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+961
GDP per capita
$4k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
1.9m
International arrivals, 2019

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Beirut, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around April to November.

Daytime high mild warm hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Compare with neighbours

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Lebanon:

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.