Is Nkurenkuru safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Nkurenkuru safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nkurenkuru scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Namibia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nkurenkuru scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Namibia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Nkurenkuru: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (43/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Kavango West territory, Nkurenkuru is established at 17.6167° S, 18.6000° E. It lies 573.1 km SSW relative to Windhoek. Time zone observed: Africa/Windhoek.
Kavango West
17.6167° S, 18.6000° E
1094 m
Africa/Windhoek
10,261
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Nkurenkuru happened in August (21 of 46 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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