Is Kiambu safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Kiambu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kiambu scores 54/100 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.
Kiambu scores 54/100 (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 Kiambu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (70/100) and crime and scams (43/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kenya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 1.1714° S, 36.8356° E within Kiambu, Kiambu is situated 12.9 km S of Nairobi at an altitude of 1683 m.
Kiambu
1.1714° S, 36.8356° E
1683 m
Africa/Nairobi
147,870
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kenya
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (27 °C avg high); Wettest: April (125 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 23° | 24° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 14° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 28 | 76 | 125 | 105 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 57 | 77 | 48 |
Normals: Nairobi (12.9 km away).
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 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kiambu happened in April (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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