Is Pobé safe? Benin travel risk
Is Pobé safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Pobé scores 48/100 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.
Pobé 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 Benin (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Pobé: 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 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Benin travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Plateau at 6.9667° N, 2.6833° E (elevation 136 m), Pobé lies 52.9 km S of Porto-Novo. Time zone: Africa/Porto-Novo.
Plateau
6.9667° N, 2.6833° E
136 m
Africa/Porto-Novo
123,740
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Benin
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: May (250 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 16 | 18 | 78 | 154 | 250 | 236 | 144 | 101 | 185 | 209 | 48 | 15 |
Normals: Atchoupa (48.5 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pobé happened in June (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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