Is Aburi safe? Ghana travel risk
Is Aburi safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Aburi scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Ghana Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Jul 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.
Aburi scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ghana (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aburi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ghana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Eastern at 5.8472° N, 0.1775° W (elevation 447 m), Aburi lies 33.6 km S of Accra. Time zone: Africa/Accra.
Eastern
5.8472° N, 0.1775° W
447 m
Africa/Accra
18,701
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Ghana
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (32 °C avg high); Wettest: May (131 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 20 | 75 | 97 | 131 | 123 | 78 | 55 | 106 | 116 | 58 | 18 |
Normals: Accra (33.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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