Is Guéckédou safe? Guinea travel risk
Is Guéckédou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Guéckédou scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guinea Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 25 Feb 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
Guéckédou scores 58/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guinea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Guéckédou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (81/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guinea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the N’Zérékoré territory, Guéckédou is established at 8.5667° N, 10.1333° W. It lies 406.7 km WNW relative to Conakry. Time zone observed: Africa/Conakry.
N’Zérékoré
8.5667° N, 10.1333° W
430 m
Africa/Conakry
221,715
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Guinea)
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 | — | 18 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Guéckédou happened in March (23 of 47 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Guinea travel advice & laws.
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