Is Tete safe? Mozambique travel risk
Is Tete safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tete scores 62/100 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tete scores 62/100 (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 Tete: 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 62 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 16.1579° S, 33.5898° E within Tete, Tete is situated 1,090.0 km S of Maputo at an altitude of 137 m.
Tete
16.1579° S, 33.5898° E
137 m
Africa/Maputo
152,909
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Tete happened in September (6 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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