Is Amboahangibe safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Amboahangibe safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Amboahangibe scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Madagascar Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 5 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.
Amboahangibe 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 Madagascar (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Amboahangibe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (67/100).
A score of 54 is higher than 71% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Antsiranana territory, Amboahangibe is established at 14.1441° S, 49.8115° E. It lies 583.3 km SSW relative to Antananarivo. Time zone observed: UTC.
Antsiranana
14.1441° S, 49.8115° E
Lowland
UTC
18,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: January (30 °C avg high); Wettest: February (250 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 220 | 250 | 224 | 163 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 52 | 97 | 226 |
Normals: Sambava (40.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Madagascar travel advice & laws.
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