Is Embu safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Embu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Embu scores 57/100 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.
Embu scores 57/100 (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 Embu: 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 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kenya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Embu belongs to Embu (Kenya), centered at coordinates 0.5333° S, 37.4500° E (1336 m above sea level). Distance to Nairobi is 109.4 km towards the SW.
Embu
0.5333° S, 37.4500° E
1336 m
Africa/Nairobi
41,092
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Embu happened in December (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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