Is Gabane safe? Botswana travel risk
Is Gabane safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gabane scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Botswana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gabane scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Botswana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gabane: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Botswana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 24.6667° S, 25.7822° E in Kweneng, Gabane features an altitude of 1090 m. The settlement is located 12.8 km E from Gaborone.
Kweneng
24.6667° S, 25.7822° E
1090 m
Africa/Gaborone
14,842
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Botswana
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (32 °C avg high); Wettest: January (92 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 21° | 21° | 24° | 29° | 32° | 31° | 32° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 92 | 78 | 57 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 62 | 86 |
Normals: Gaborone (12.8 km away).
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 Botswana travel advice & laws.
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