Is Saurimo safe? Angola travel risk
Is Saurimo safe right now? Checked 14 October 2026
Saurimo 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.
Saurimo 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 Saurimo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 9.6500° S, 20.4000° E within Lunda-Sul, Saurimo is situated 791.6 km W of Luanda at an altitude of 1071 m.
Lunda-Sul
9.6500° S, 20.4000° E
1071 m
Africa/Luanda
393,000
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 | 12 | 50 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Saurimo happened in August (68 of 131 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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