Is Boankra safe? Ghana travel risk
Is Boankra safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Boankra scores 39/100 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. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Yellow Fever in Ghana (16 Oct 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Boankra scores 39/100 (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 Boankra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and natural hazards (49/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
Consult the Ghana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 6.6919° N, 1.4051° W place Boankra within Ashanti. Heading to Accra: 183.8 km SE.
Ashanti
6.6919° N, 1.4051° W
Lowland
UTC
3,348,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ghana
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (34 °C avg high); Wettest: September (143 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 32° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 19 | 100 | 132 | 127 | 124 | 95 | 74 | 143 | 132 | 47 | 11 |
Normals: Kumasi (24.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Boankra happened in January (10 of 19 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Ghana
- Level 2 - Yellow Fever in Ghana (Level 2, 16 Oct 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Ghana travel advice & laws.
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