Is Saint-Louis du Sud safe? Haiti travel risk
Is Saint-Louis du Sud safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Saint-Louis du Sud scores 79/100 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.
Saint-Louis du Sud scores 79/100 (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 Saint-Louis du Sud: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (90/100) and crime and scams (91/100).
A score of 79 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
Positioned at 18.2624° N, 73.5460° W in Sud, Saint-Louis du Sud features an altitude of 12 m. The settlement is located 131.1 km ENE from Port-au-Prince.
Sud
18.2624° N, 73.5460° W
12 m
America/Port-au-Prince
59,042
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Haiti
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Saint-Louis du Sud happened in November (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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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