Is Diffa safe? Niger travel risk
Is Diffa safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Diffa scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Niger Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 9 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 29 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Diffa scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Niger (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Diffa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Niger travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Diffa territory, Diffa is established at 13.3171° N, 12.6089° E. It lies 1,134.9 km W relative to Niamey. Time zone observed: Africa/Niamey.
Diffa
13.3171° N, 12.6089° E
311 m
Africa/Niamey
30,988
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Niger
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (41 °C avg high); Wettest: August (150 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 33° | 37° | 41° | 41° | 40° | 35° | 32° | 36° | 38° | 34° | 30° |
| Low °C | 15° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 150 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Normals: Diffa (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Diffa happened in October (4 of 5 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 Niger travel advice & laws.
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