Is Gogounou safe? Benin travel risk
Is Gogounou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gogounou scores 50/100 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.
Gogounou scores 50/100 (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 Gogounou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Alibori (10.8386° N, 2.8361° E), Gogounou sits 483.4 km S from Porto-Novo at 328 m elevation.
Alibori
10.8386° N, 2.8361° E
328 m
Africa/Porto-Novo
117,793
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 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gogounou happened in January (4 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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