Is Vihiga safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Vihiga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Vihiga 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.
Vihiga 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 Vihiga: 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 0.0369° N, 34.7101° E in Vihiga. The settlement is located 276.7 km ESE from Nairobi.
Vihiga
0.0369° N, 34.7101° E
Lowland
UTC
118,696
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Kenya
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (292 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 101 | 132 | 242 | 292 | 263 | 139 | 82 | 92 | 173 | 238 | 259 | 211 |
Normals: Siaya (47 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Vihiga happened in February, March, May, September and November (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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