Is Ganthier safe? Haiti travel risk
Is Ganthier safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ganthier scores 78/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Haiti Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Diphtheria in Haiti (25 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ganthier scores 78/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Haiti (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ganthier: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (90/100) and crime and scams (91/100).
A score of 78 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Haiti travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Ouest at 18.5316° N, 72.0633° W, Ganthier lies 29.0 km W of Port-au-Prince. Time zone: UTC.
Ouest
18.5316° N, 72.0633° W
Lowland
UTC
71,261
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Haiti
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: May (343 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 30° | 31° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 36 | 63 | 70 | 130 | 343 | 196 | 86 | 123 | 246 | 283 | 58 | 29 |
Normals: Port-au-Prince (29 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Haiti
- Level 1 - Diphtheria in Haiti (Level 1, 25 Jun 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 Haiti travel advice & laws.
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