Is Bakau safe? Gambia, The travel risk
Is Bakau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bakau scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Gambia, The Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jan 2026); 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.
Bakau scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Gambia, The (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bakau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (51/100) and health and medical access (67/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gambia, The travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Bakau belongs to Kanifing (Gambia, The), centered at coordinates 13.4833° N, 16.6833° W (22 m above sea level). Distance to Banjul is 11.7 km towards the ESE.
Kanifing
13.4833° N, 16.6833° W
22 m
Africa/Banjul
43,098
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Gambia, The
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (285 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 32° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 145 | 285 | 214 | 64 | 2 | 0 |
Normals: Banjul (11.7 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 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bakau happened in February (5 of 11 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 Gambia, The travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Gambia, The entry requirements.
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