Is Ondjiva safe? Angola travel risk
Is Ondjiva safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ondjiva scores 48/100 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.
Ondjiva scores 48/100 (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 Ondjiva: 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 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Angola travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 17.0667° S, 15.7333° E in Cunene, Ondjiva features an altitude of 1113 m. The settlement is located 954.1 km NNW from Luanda.
Cunene
17.0667° S, 15.7333° E
1113 m
Africa/Luanda
121,537
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ondjiva happened in February and April (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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