Is Obala safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Obala safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Obala 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.
Obala 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 Obala: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 4.1667° N, 11.5333° E in Centre, Obala maintains a regional distance of 33.4 km S to Yaoundé.
Centre
4.1667° N, 11.5333° E
542 m
Africa/Douala
37,888
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Cameroon)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: October (285 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 28° |
| Low °C | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 21 | 22 | 104 | 182 | 184 | 151 | 116 | 104 | 198 | 285 | 138 | 26 |
Normals: Yaoundé (33.4 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Obala happened in June, October and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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