Is Taveta safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Taveta safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Taveta scores 52/100 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.
Taveta scores 52/100 (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 Taveta: 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 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kenya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 3.3956° S, 37.6761° E in Taita/Taveta, Taveta features an altitude of 753 m. The settlement is located 253.2 km NNW from Nairobi.
Taita/Taveta
3.3956° S, 37.6761° E
753 m
Africa/Nairobi
22,018
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kenya
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (29 °C avg high); Wettest: April (124 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 31 | 41 | 109 | 124 | 64 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 56 | 60 |
Normals: Moshi (37.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Taveta happened in September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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