Is Gabela safe? Angola travel risk
Is Gabela safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gabela scores 56/100 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.
Gabela scores 56/100 (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 Gabela: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and health and medical access (75/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Cuanza-Sul territory, Gabela is established at 10.8500° S, 14.3667° E. It lies 255.8 km NNW relative to Luanda. Time zone observed: Africa/Luanda.
Cuanza-Sul
10.8500° S, 14.3667° E
1045 m
Africa/Luanda
271,843
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Angola
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (27 °C avg high); Wettest: April (235 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 25° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 87 | 132 | 228 | 235 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 93 | 165 | 102 |
Normals: Gabela (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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gabela happened in July (10 of 32 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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