Is Mzuzu safe? Malawi travel risk
Is Mzuzu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mzuzu scores 51/100 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.
Mzuzu scores 51/100 (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 Mzuzu: 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 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malawi travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Mzimba (11.4500° S, 34.0333° E), Mzuzu sits 281.1 km S from Lilongwe at 1275 m elevation.
Mzimba
11.4500° S, 34.0333° E
1275 m
Africa/Blantyre
150,100
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Malawi
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mzuzu happened in October (11 of 13 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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