Is Dire Dawa safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Dire Dawa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dire Dawa scores 59/100 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.
Dire Dawa scores 59/100 (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 Dire Dawa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Dire Dawa belongs to Dirē Dawa (Ethiopia), centered at coordinates 9.6000° N, 41.8667° E (1204 m above sea level). Distance to Addis Ababa is 348.9 km towards the W.
Dirē Dawa
9.6000° N, 41.8667° E
1204 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
277,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ethiopia
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 Dire Dawa happened in March (1 of 1 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 Ethiopia travel advice & laws.
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