Is Pitoa safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Pitoa safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Pitoa scores 56/100 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.
Pitoa scores 56/100 (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 Pitoa: 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 56 is higher than the scores of 80% 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 9.3833° N, 13.5333° E in Nord, Pitoa maintains a regional distance of 652.6 km SSW to Yaoundé.
Nord
9.3833° N, 13.5333° E
187 m
Africa/Douala
28,636
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (17.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pitoa happened in January, February and October (3 of 3 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 Cameroon travel advice & laws.
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