Is Grand-Bassam safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Grand-Bassam safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Grand-Bassam scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Côte d’Ivoire Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 29 May 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.
Grand-Bassam scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Côte d’Ivoire (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Grand-Bassam: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Comoé (5.2000° N, 3.7333° W), Grand-Bassam sits 247.6 km NW from Yamoussoukro at 7 m elevation.
Comoé
5.2000° N, 3.7333° W
7 m
Africa/Abidjan
124,567
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Côte d’Ivoire
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: October (242 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 47 | 73 | 162 | 219 | 239 | 236 | 136 | 75 | 162 | 242 | 159 | 61 |
Normals: Abidjan (35.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Grand-Bassam happened in June (5 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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