Is Esira safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Esira safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Esira scores 55/100 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.
Esira scores 55/100 (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 Esira: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (79/100).
A score of 55 is higher than 72% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Toliara (24.3311° S, 46.7066° E), Esira sits 608.7 km N from Antananarivo at lowland elevation.
Toliara
24.3311° S, 46.7066° E
Lowland
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10,000
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Esira happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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