Is N’Djamena safe? Chad travel risk
Is N’Djamena safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
N’Djamena scores 67/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Chad Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 28 Apr 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 6 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (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.
N’Djamena scores 67/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Chad (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to N’Djamena: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (78/100) and health and medical access (87/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 3.
A score of 67 is higher than the scores of 89% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chad travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
N’Djamena belongs to N’Djamena (Chad), centered at coordinates 12.1053° N, 15.0447° E (299 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
N’Djamena
12.1053° N, 15.0447° E
299 m
Africa/Ndjamena
807,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Chad)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (41 °C avg high); Wettest: August (216 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 32° | 35° | 39° | 41° | 41° | 39° | 34° | 30° | 33° | 36° | 36° | 33° |
| Low °C | 17° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 136 | 216 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Normals: N’Djamena (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of N’Djamena happened in February (13 of 33 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 Chad travel advice & laws.
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