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Cubal score: 49/100 (Moderate) Updated October 9, 2026

Is Cubal safe? Angola travel risk

Is Cubal safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Cubal 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.

Cubal 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 Cubal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.

Location & Spatial Data

Charted at coordinates 13.0333° S, 14.2500° E in Benguela, Cubal maintains a regional distance of 479.5 km NNW to Luanda.

Region
Benguela
Coordinates
13.0333° S, 14.2500° E
Elevation
912 m
Time Zone
Africa/Luanda
Population
357,618
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Luanda (479.5 km NNW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Benguela Airport (BUG) 103.2 km WNW
Hospital Care Hospital Geral do Cubal 0.3 km S
Railway Terminal Cubal 1.2 km SW

Proximate Regional Communities (Angola)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wildfires — — — — — 1 — 6 2 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Cubal happened in August (6 of 9 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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Angola entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Ganda 15
41.6 km E
Bocoio 15
65.8 km N
Chongoroi 10
67.6 km SSW
Tchindjendje 10
77.9 km ENE
Ucuma 15
90.8 km ENE
Balombo 15
94.4 km NE

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Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy