Is Iharan̈a safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Iharan̈a safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Iharan̈a 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Iharan̈a 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 Iharan̈a: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (80/100).
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
In the Antsiranana territory, Iharan̈a is established at 13.3750° S, 50.0100° E. It lies 670.2 km SSW relative to Antananarivo. Time zone observed: Indian/Antananarivo.
Antsiranana
13.3750° S, 50.0100° E
Lowland
Indian/Antananarivo
15,000
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Iharan̈a happened in November (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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