Is Essau safe? Gambia, The travel risk
Is Essau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Essau scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Essau scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Essau: 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 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Gambia, The travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 13.4833° N, 16.5333° W within North Bank, Essau is situated 5.6 km WSW of Banjul at an altitude of 12 m.
North Bank
13.4833° N, 16.5333° W
12 m
Africa/Banjul
14,560
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (5.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Gambia, The travel advice & laws.
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