Is Cazenga safe? Angola travel risk
Is Cazenga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cazenga scores 49/100 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.
Cazenga scores 49/100 (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 Cazenga: 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 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Luanda at 8.8214° S, 13.2911° E (elevation 17 m), Cazenga lies 6.5 km WSW of Luanda. Time zone: Africa/Luanda.
Luanda
8.8214° S, 13.2911° E
17 m
Africa/Luanda
892,401
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 (6.5 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cazenga happened in March, April, November and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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