Is Pemba safe? Mozambique travel risk
Is Pemba safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pemba scores 58/100 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.
Pemba scores 58/100 (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 Pemba: 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 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mozambique travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Cabo Delgado at 12.9667° S, 40.5167° E (elevation 50 m), Pemba lies 1,662.0 km SSW of Maputo. Time zone: Africa/Maputo.
Cabo Delgado
12.9667° S, 40.5167° E
50 m
Africa/Maputo
141,316
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 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pemba happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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