Is Nkawkaw safe? Ghana travel risk
Is Nkawkaw safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Nkawkaw 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. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nkawkaw 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 Nkawkaw: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (43/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 49% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ghana travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Eastern (6.5505° N, 0.7800° W), Nkawkaw sits 128.4 km SSE from Accra at 254 m elevation.
Eastern
6.5505° N, 0.7800° W
254 m
Africa/Accra
61,785
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Ghana
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 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Nkawkaw happened in December (18 of 36 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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