Is Lagdo safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Lagdo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Lagdo 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.
Lagdo 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 Lagdo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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
Positioned at 9.0500° N, 13.7333° E in Nord, Lagdo features an altitude of 234 m. The settlement is located 626.2 km SSW from Yaoundé.
Nord
9.0500° N, 13.7333° E
234 m
Africa/Douala
28,239
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Cameroon
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (40 °C avg high); Wettest: September (172 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 34° | 37° | 40° | 40° | 38° | 34° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 34° | 36° | 35° |
| Low °C | 19° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 119 | 119 | 156 | 172 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Normals: Garoua (45.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lagdo happened in November and December (10 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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