Is Sumbe safe? Angola travel risk
Is Sumbe safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sumbe 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.
Sumbe 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 Sumbe: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 11.2053° S, 13.8417° E within Cuanza-Sul, Sumbe is situated 271.5 km NNW of Luanda at an altitude of 10 m.
Cuanza-Sul
11.2053° S, 13.8417° E
10 m
Africa/Luanda
279,968
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sumbe happened in September (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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