Is Ilha de Moçambique safe? Mozambique travel risk
Is Ilha de Moçambique safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ilha de Moçambique scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Mozambique Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 21 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 20 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Ilha de Moçambique scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mozambique (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ilha de Moçambique: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (73/100) and health and medical access (69/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mozambique travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 15.0367° S, 40.7328° E in Nampula. The settlement is located 1,477.1 km SSW from Maputo.
Nampula
15.0367° S, 40.7328° E
Lowland
UTC
14,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Mozambique
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ilha de Moçambique happened in October (5 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mozambique travel advice & laws.
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