Is Porto Novo safe? Cabo Verde travel risk
Is Porto Novo safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Porto Novo scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Cabo Verde Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 18 Dec 2025); 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.
Porto Novo scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cabo Verde (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Porto Novo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (51/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 35 is higher than 29% of the cities we score.
Consult the Cabo Verde travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Porto Novo (17.0190° N, 25.0640° W), Porto Novo sits 286.7 km SE from Praia at 9 m elevation.
Porto Novo
17.0190° N, 25.0640° W
9 m
Atlantic/Cape_Verde
18,028
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Cabo Verde)
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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Porto Novo happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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