Is Lautoka safe? Fiji travel risk
Is Lautoka safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lautoka scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Fiji Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 2 Dec 2024); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lautoka scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Fiji (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lautoka: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (42/100) and security (23/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Fiji travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Ba at 17.6242° S, 177.4528° E (elevation 47 m), Lautoka lies 118.2 km ESE of Suva. Time zone: Pacific/Fiji.
Ba
17.6242° S, 177.4528° E
47 m
Pacific/Fiji
52,220
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Fiji
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (30 °C avg high); Wettest: February (308 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 307 | 308 | 274 | 158 | 83 | 64 | 71 | 66 | 92 | 112 | 155 | 241 |
Normals: Nadi (19.9 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Lautoka happened in February and March (2 of 2 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: M5.5 on 11 Mar 2023 (136 km away) — USGS details
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