Is Maun safe? Botswana travel risk
Is Maun safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Maun scores 41/100 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.
Maun scores 41/100 (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 Maun: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Botswana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in North West at 19.9833° S, 23.4167° E (elevation 947 m), Maun lies 579.4 km SSE of Gaborone. Time zone: Africa/Gaborone.
North West
19.9833° S, 23.4167° E
947 m
Africa/Gaborone
57,067
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Botswana
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 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Maun happened in June (7 of 30 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Botswana travel advice & laws.
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