Is Kumasi safe? Ghana travel risk
Is Kumasi safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Kumasi scores 38/100 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.
Kumasi scores 38/100 (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 Kumasi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.
Consult the Ghana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 6.7000° N, 1.6250° W in Ashanti, Kumasi maintains a regional distance of 202.6 km SE to Accra.
Ashanti
6.7000° N, 1.6250° W
270 m
Africa/Accra
3,903,480
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (0 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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kumasi happened in January (5 of 9 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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Ghana entry requirements.
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