Is Cacuaco safe? Angola travel risk
Is Cacuaco safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cacuaco scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Angola Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 28 May 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cacuaco scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Angola (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cacuaco: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Luanda territory, Cacuaco is established at 8.8053° S, 13.2444° E. It lies 3.8 km SSW relative to Luanda. Time zone observed: Africa/Luanda.
Luanda
8.8053° S, 13.2444° E
17 m
Africa/Luanda
1,279,488
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Angola)
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: April (93 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 18° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 42 | 87 | 83 | 93 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 24 |
Normals: Luanda (3.8 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 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cacuaco happened in March, April, November and December (4 of 4 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 Angola travel advice & laws.
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