Is Ādīs ‘Alem safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Ādīs ‘Alem safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ādīs ‘Alem scores 62/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ethiopia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 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.
Ādīs ‘Alem scores 62/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ethiopia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ādīs ‘Alem: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Ādīs ‘Alem belongs to Oromīya (Ethiopia), centered at coordinates 9.0333° N, 38.4000° E (2315 m above sea level). Distance to Addis Ababa is 37.3 km towards the E.
Oromīya
9.0333° N, 38.4000° E
2315 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
13,423
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ethiopia
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (23 °C avg high); Wettest: July (399 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 22° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 8° | 8° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 38 | 78 | 151 | 141 | 302 | 399 | 377 | 324 | 64 | 14 | 8 |
Normals: Addis Ababa (37.3 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ādīs ‘Alem happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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