Is Banane safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Banane safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Banane scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Kenya Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Banane scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kenya (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Banane: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (70/100) and health and medical access (68/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kenya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Isiolo at 0.5035° N, 38.6620° E, Banane lies 285.8 km SW of Nairobi. Time zone: UTC.
Isiolo
0.5035° N, 38.6620° E
Lowland
UTC
60,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kenya)
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Banane happened in January (2 of 2 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 Kenya travel advice & laws.
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