Is Cuito safe? Angola travel risk
Is Cuito safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cuito scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Cuito scores 51/100 (Elevated). 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 Cuito: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and natural hazards (53/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Bié at 12.3833° S, 16.9333° E (elevation 1715 m), Cuito lies 564.6 km NW of Luanda. Time zone: Africa/Luanda.
Bié
12.3833° S, 16.9333° E
1715 m
Africa/Luanda
512,706
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Angola
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (29 °C avg high); Wettest: November (245 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 27° | 24° | 24° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 216 | 207 | 195 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 158 | 245 | 228 |
Normals: Cuito (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Cuito happened in May (9 of 31 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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