Is Ondangwa safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Ondangwa safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ondangwa scores 47/100 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.
Ondangwa scores 47/100 (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 Ondangwa: 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 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 17.9167° S, 15.9500° E place Ondangwa within Oshana at an elevation of 1081 meters. Heading to Windhoek: 530.8 km SSE.
Oshana
17.9167° S, 15.9500° E
1081 m
Africa/Windhoek
30,364
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ondangwa happened in September (5 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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