Is Bamendjou safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Bamendjou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bamendjou scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cameroon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Feb 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Bamendjou scores 58/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cameroon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bamendjou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cameroon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 5.4000° N, 10.3167° E within Ouest, Bamendjou is situated 216.2 km SE of Yaoundé at an altitude of 1604 m.
Ouest
5.4000° N, 10.3167° E
1604 m
Africa/Douala
37,547
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Cameroon
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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bamendjou happened in February (8 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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