Is Ouahigouya safe? Burkina Faso travel risk
Is Ouahigouya safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ouahigouya scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Burkina Faso Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 4 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ouahigouya scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Burkina Faso (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ouahigouya: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Burkina Faso travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Ouahigouya belongs to Nord (Burkina Faso), centered at coordinates 13.5833° N, 2.4167° W (317 m above sea level). Distance to Ouagadougou is 165.9 km towards the SE.
Nord
13.5833° N, 2.4167° W
317 m
Africa/Ouagadougou
124,580
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Burkina Faso
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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ouahigouya happened in December (5 of 14 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 Burkina Faso travel advice & laws.
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