Is Owendo safe? Gabon travel risk
Is Owendo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Owendo 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.
Owendo 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 Owendo: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 0.2912° N, 9.5047° E place Owendo within Estuaire at an elevation of 6 meters. Heading to Libreville: 12.3 km NNW.
Estuaire
0.2912° N, 9.5047° E
6 m
Africa/Libreville
79,300
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Gabon
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 (12.3 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 Owendo happened in March, October and November (3 of 3 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.
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