Is Sambava safe? Madagascar travel risk
Is Sambava safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Sambava scores 50/100 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.
Sambava scores 50/100 (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 Sambava: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 50 is higher than 64% of the cities we score.
Consult the Madagascar travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 14.2662° S, 50.1666° E in Antsiranana, Sambava features an altitude of 10 m. The settlement is located 588.1 km SSW from Antananarivo.
Antsiranana
14.2662° S, 50.1666° E
10 m
Indian/Antananarivo
84,039
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Madagascar
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (30 °C avg high); Wettest: February (250 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 220 | 250 | 224 | 163 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 52 | 97 | 226 |
Normals: Sambava (0 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sambava happened in November and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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