Is Sebeta safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Sebeta safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sebeta scores 61/100 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.
Sebeta scores 61/100 (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 Sebeta: 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 61 is higher than the scores of 85% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 8.9111° N, 38.6214° E in Oromīya, Sebeta features an altitude of 2311 m. The settlement is located 18.6 km NE from Addis Ababa.
Oromīya
8.9111° N, 38.6214° E
2311 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
49,331
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 (18.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sebeta happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 14 Feb 2025 (141 km away) — USGS details
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