Is Kérou safe? Benin travel risk
Is Kérou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kérou scores 56/100 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.
Kérou scores 56/100 (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 Kérou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (72/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Atacora at 10.8250° N, 2.1094° E (elevation 332 m), Kérou lies 484.3 km S of Porto-Novo. Time zone: Africa/Porto-Novo.
Atacora
10.8250° N, 2.1094° E
332 m
Africa/Porto-Novo
37,419
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Benin)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Benin travel advice & laws.
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