Is Mohale’s Hoek safe? Lesotho travel risk
Is Mohale’s Hoek safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mohale’s Hoek scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Lesotho Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mohale’s Hoek scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lesotho (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mohale’s Hoek: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (52/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lesotho travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 30.1500° S, 27.4667° E in Mohale’s Hoek, Mohale’s Hoek maintains a regional distance of 93.4 km N to Maseru.
Mohale’s Hoek
30.1500° S, 27.4667° E
1598 m
Africa/Maseru
24,992
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Lesotho
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mohale’s Hoek happened in September and October (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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