Is Dumbéa safe? New Caledonia travel risk
Is Dumbéa safe right now? Checked 28 October 2026
Dumbéa scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates New Caledonia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 21 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.
Dumbéa scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and New Caledonia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Dumbéa: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (37/100) and health and medical access (35/100).
A score of 33 is higher than 22% of the cities we score.
Consult the New Caledonia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 22.1576° S, 166.4572° E within Province Sud, Dumbéa is situated 11.7 km S of Nouméa at an altitude of 50 m.
Province Sud
22.1576° S, 166.4572° E
50 m
Pacific/Noumea
35,873
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in New Caledonia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Dumbéa happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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