Is Zwedru safe? Liberia travel risk
Is Zwedru safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Zwedru scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Liberia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 11 Dec 2025); 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.
Zwedru scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Liberia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Zwedru: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (54/100) and health and medical access (75/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Liberia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 6.0667° N, 8.1333° W in Grand Gedeh, Zwedru features an altitude of 221 m. The settlement is located 296.2 km W from Monrovia.
Grand Gedeh
6.0667° N, 8.1333° W
221 m
Africa/Monrovia
23,903
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Liberia
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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Zwedru happened in April (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Liberia travel advice & laws.
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