Is Dérassi safe? Benin travel risk
Is Dérassi safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Dérassi scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Dérassi scores 55/100 (Elevated). 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 Dérassi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (70/100) and health and medical access (55/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Borgou at 10.1667° N, 3.2667° E, Dérassi lies 414.5 km S of Porto-Novo. Time zone: UTC.
Borgou
10.1667° N, 3.2667° E
Lowland
UTC
11,630
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Benin
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 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Dérassi happened in February (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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