Is Agblangandan safe? Benin travel risk
Is Agblangandan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Agblangandan scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Benin Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jan 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Dec 2025); 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.
Agblangandan scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Benin (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Agblangandan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Ouémé territory, Agblangandan is established at 6.3667° N, 2.5167° E. It lies 17.5 km NNE relative to Porto-Novo. Time zone observed: UTC.
Ouémé
6.3667° N, 2.5167° E
Lowland
UTC
30,716
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (214 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 15 | 25 | 89 | 136 | 207 | 214 | 117 | 77 | 155 | 192 | 62 | 19 |
Normals: Cotonou (9.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Agblangandan happened in June (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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