Is Arafat safe? Mauritania travel risk
Is Arafat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arafat scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mauritania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 24 Mar 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Arafat scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mauritania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Arafat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mauritania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Arafat belongs to Nouakchott Sud (Mauritania), centered at coordinates 18.0583° N, 15.9621° W (3 m above sea level). Distance to Nouakchott is 3.5 km towards the NNW.
Nouakchott Sud
18.0583° N, 15.9621° W
3 m
Africa/Nouakchott
175,969
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Mauritania
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (36 °C avg high); Wettest: September (15 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 28° | 31° | 33° | 34° | 34° | 30° | 32° | 35° | 36° | 32° | 27° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Normals: Nouakchott (3.5 km away).
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 Mauritania travel advice & laws.
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