Is Windhoek safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Windhoek safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Windhoek 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.
Windhoek 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 Windhoek: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Windhoek belongs to Khomas (Namibia), centered at coordinates 22.5700° S, 17.0836° E (1700 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
Khomas
22.5700° S, 17.0836° E
1700 m
Africa/Windhoek
431,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: November (31 °C avg high); Wettest: January (123 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 31° | 30° |
| Low °C | 17° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 123 | 122 | 84 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 78 |
Normals: Windhoek (0 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Windhoek happened in November (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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