Is Yaoundé safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Yaoundé safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Yaoundé 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.
Yaoundé 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 Yaoundé: 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 75% of the cities we score.
Consult the Cameroon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 3.8667° N, 11.5167° E in Centre, Yaoundé maintains a regional distance of the capital.
Centre
3.8667° N, 11.5167° E
726 m
Africa/Douala
2,440,462
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 (0 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 Yaoundé happened in June, October and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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