Is Humpata safe? Angola travel risk
Is Humpata safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Humpata scores 47/100 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.
Humpata scores 47/100 (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 Humpata: 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 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Huíla (15.0000° S, 13.3333° E), Humpata sits 685.2 km N from Luanda at 1929 m elevation.
Huíla
15.0000° S, 13.3333° E
1929 m
Africa/Luanda
89,144
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Angola
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (28 °C avg high); Wettest: March (319 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 24° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 218 | 263 | 319 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 249 | 230 |
Normals: Lubango (20.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most drought events within 100 km of Humpata happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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