Is Bujumbura safe? Burundi travel risk
Is Bujumbura safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bujumbura scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Burundi Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 29 Apr 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 21 May 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (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.
Bujumbura scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Burundi (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bujumbura: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Burundi travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Bujumbura belongs to Bujumbura Mairie (Burundi), centered at coordinates 3.3833° S, 29.3667° E (807 m above sea level). Distance to Gitega is 62.2 km towards the E.
Bujumbura Mairie
3.3833° S, 29.3667° E
807 m
Africa/Bujumbura
1,143,202
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Burundi
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (29 °C avg high); Wettest: April (103 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 26° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 61 | 64 | 83 | 103 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 69 | 80 |
Normals: Bujumbura (0 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 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bujumbura happened in March (4 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 Burundi travel advice & laws.
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