Is Lobamba safe? Eswatini travel risk
Is Lobamba safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Lobamba scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Eswatini Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lobamba scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Eswatini (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lobamba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (63/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Eswatini travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 26.4667° S, 31.2000° E place Lobamba within Hhohho at an elevation of 694 meters. Heading to Mbabane: 18.0 km NNW.
Hhohho
26.4667° S, 31.2000° E
694 m
Africa/Mbabane
5,800
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Eswatini
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (25 °C avg high); Wettest: December (229 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 19° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 24° |
| Low °C | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 227 | 186 | 155 | 84 | 41 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 55 | 125 | 178 | 229 |
Normals: Mbabane (18 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Eswatini travel advice & laws.
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