Is Malema safe? Mozambique travel risk
Is Malema safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Malema scores 63/100 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.
Malema scores 63/100 (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 Malema: 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 63 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mozambique travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 14.9486° S, 37.4144° E in Nampula, Malema features an altitude of 639 m. The settlement is located 1,319.1 km SSW from Maputo.
Nampula
14.9486° S, 37.4144° E
639 m
Africa/Maputo
195,077
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 16 | 2 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Malema happened in August (24 of 49 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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