Is Sittwe safe? Burma travel risk
Is Sittwe safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sittwe scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Burma Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 8 May 2026); 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.
Sittwe 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 Burma (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sittwe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada 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 Burma travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Rakhine State territory, Sittwe is established at 20.1670° N, 92.7850° E. It lies in Burma. Time zone observed: Asia/Yangon.
Rakhine State
20.1670° N, 92.7850° E
5 m
Asia/Yangon
100,748
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Burma
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (34 °C avg high); Wettest: June (765 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 30° | 33° | 34° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 27° |
| Low °C | 15° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 21° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 446 | 765 | 623 | 531 | 459 | 281 | 57 | 14 |
Normals: Ponnagyun (29.4 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sittwe happened in April (6 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.8 on 3 Feb 2026 (125 km away) — USGS details
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