Is Koné safe? New Caledonia travel risk
Is Koné safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Koné 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.
Koné 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 Koné: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and health and medical access (35/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Caledonia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Province Nord territory, Koné is established at 21.0590° S, 164.8518° E. It lies 212.1 km SE relative to Nouméa. Time zone observed: Pacific/Noumea.
Province Nord
21.0590° S, 164.8518° E
13 m
Pacific/Noumea
8,144
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Koné happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the New Caledonia travel advice & laws.
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