Is Machinga safe? Malawi travel risk
Is Machinga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Machinga scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Malawi Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 14 May 2026); 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.
Machinga 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 Malawi (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Machinga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (55/100) and health and medical access (62/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malawi travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Machinga at 14.9667° S, 35.5167° E, Machinga lies 216.9 km WNW of Lilongwe. Time zone: UTC.
Machinga
14.9667° S, 35.5167° E
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Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Malawi
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Malawi travel advice & laws.
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