Is Amparihy safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Amparihy safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Amparihy scores 56/100 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.
Amparihy scores 56/100 (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 Amparihy: 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 56 is higher than 75% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Mahajanga at 15.6745° S, 47.1245° E, Amparihy lies 362.3 km S of Antananarivo. Time zone: UTC.
Mahajanga
15.6745° S, 47.1245° E
Lowland
UTC
10,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Amparihy happened in September (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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