Is Ambodimahabibo safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Ambodimahabibo safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Ambodimahabibo scores 58/100 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ambodimahabibo scores 58/100 (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 Ambodimahabibo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 58 is higher than 80% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 15.7320° S, 48.1278° E in Mahajanga, Ambodimahabibo maintains a regional distance of 359.1 km S to Antananarivo.
Mahajanga
15.7320° S, 48.1278° E
Lowland
UTC
9,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Madagascar
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 | — | 5 | 7 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ambodimahabibo happened in December (7 of 13 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 Madagascar travel advice & laws.
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