Is Rumphi safe? Malawi travel risk
Is Rumphi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rumphi 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.
Rumphi 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 Rumphi: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 11.0172° S, 33.8539° E in Rumphi, Rumphi maintains a regional distance of 328.1 km S to Lilongwe.
Rumphi
11.0172° S, 33.8539° E
1084 m
Africa/Blantyre
22,358
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Malawi entry requirements.
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