Is Païta safe? New Caledonia travel risk
Is Païta safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Païta 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.
Païta 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 Païta: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 22.1289° S, 166.3690° E place Païta within Province Sud at an elevation of 11 meters. Heading to Nouméa: 16.8 km SSE.
Province Sud
22.1289° S, 166.3690° E
11 m
Pacific/Noumea
24,563
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 Païta happened in February (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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