Is Franceville safe? Gabon travel risk
Is Franceville safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Franceville scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Gabon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Mar 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.
Franceville scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Gabon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Franceville: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gabon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Haut-Ogooué territory, Franceville is established at 1.6333° S, 13.5833° E. It lies 511.2 km WNW relative to Libreville. Time zone observed: Africa/Libreville.
Haut-Ogooué
1.6333° S, 13.5833° E
405 m
Africa/Libreville
110,568
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Gabon)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (256 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 130 | 139 | 200 | 199 | 162 | 48 | 10 | 22 | 91 | 203 | 256 | 222 |
Normals: Franceville (0 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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Franceville happened in May and October (2 of 2 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 Gabon travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Gabon entry requirements.
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