Is Fianarantsoa safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Fianarantsoa safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Fianarantsoa 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.
Fianarantsoa 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 Fianarantsoa: 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 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Fianarantsoa at 21.4333° S, 47.0833° E (elevation 1117 m), Fianarantsoa lies 284.3 km N of Antananarivo. Time zone: Indian/Antananarivo.
Fianarantsoa
21.4333° S, 47.0833° E
1117 m
Indian/Antananarivo
191,776
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Fianarantsoa happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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