Is Malanje safe? Angola travel risk
Is Malanje safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Malanje scores 53/100 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.
Malanje scores 53/100 (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 Malanje: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (61/100) and natural hazards (65/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% 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 Malanje (9.5333° S, 16.3500° E), Malanje sits 350.6 km WNW from Luanda at 1134 m elevation.
Malanje
9.5333° S, 16.3500° E
1134 m
Africa/Luanda
604,215
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Angola
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (31 °C avg high); Wettest: November (186 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 102 | 110 | 148 | 124 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 172 | 186 | 113 |
Normals: Malanje (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Malanje happened in July (37 of 100 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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