Is Oshakati safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Oshakati safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Oshakati 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.
Oshakati 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 Oshakati: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 17.7833° S, 15.6995° E in Oshana, Oshakati features an altitude of 1103 m. The settlement is located 551.5 km SSE from Windhoek.
Oshana
17.7833° S, 15.6995° E
1103 m
Africa/Windhoek
39,679
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Oshakati happened in September (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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