Is Ntoum safe? Gabon travel risk
Is Ntoum safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ntoum 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.
Ntoum 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 Ntoum: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Estuaire at 0.3905° N, 9.7610° E (elevation 11 m), Ntoum lies 34.1 km W of Libreville. Time zone: Africa/Libreville.
Estuaire
0.3905° N, 9.7610° E
11 m
Africa/Libreville
51,954
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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Climate by Month
Hottest: April (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (430 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 226 | 194 | 307 | 306 | 234 | 90 | 40 | 59 | 162 | 349 | 430 | 304 |
Normals: Libreville (34.1 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 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ntoum happened in March, October and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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