Is Matola safe? Mozambique travel risk
Is Matola safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Matola scores 59/100 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.
Matola scores 59/100 (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 Matola: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (73/100) and health and medical access (69/100).
A score of 59 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Maputo at 25.9667° S, 32.4667° E (elevation 42 m), Matola lies 12.4 km ENE of Maputo. Time zone: Africa/Maputo.
Maputo
25.9667° S, 32.4667° E
42 m
Africa/Maputo
1,032,197
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mozambique)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (29 °C avg high); Wettest: March (108 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 18° | 16° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 103 | 87 | 108 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 66 | 87 | 97 |
Normals: Maputo (12.4 km away).
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 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Matola happened in January, February and April (3 of 3 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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Live Conditions
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