Is Sassandra safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Sassandra safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sassandra scores 50/100 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.
Sassandra scores 50/100 (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 Sassandra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 4.9504° N, 6.0833° W within Bas-Sassandra, Sassandra is situated 225.9 km NNE of Yamoussoukro at an altitude of 38 m.
Bas-Sassandra
4.9504° N, 6.0833° W
38 m
Africa/Abidjan
87,945
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Côte d’Ivoire
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sassandra happened in May (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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