Is Omatjete safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Omatjete safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Omatjete scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Omatjete scores 46/100 (Moderate). 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 Omatjete: 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 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 21.0500° S, 15.5000° E in Erongo. The settlement is located 235.1 km SE from Windhoek.
Erongo
21.0500° S, 15.5000° E
Lowland
UTC
12,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Namibia)
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 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Omatjete happened in August (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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