Is Aba safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Aba safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Aba scores 67/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Nigeria Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 28 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Aba scores 67/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Nigeria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Aba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (83/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 67 is higher than the scores of 89% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nigeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Aba belongs to Abia (Nigeria), centered at coordinates 5.1167° N, 7.3667° E (64 m above sea level). Distance to Abuja is 439.4 km towards the N.
Abia
5.1167° N, 7.3667° E
64 m
Africa/Lagos
1,160,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Nigeria)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (387 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 34 | 134 | 233 | 310 | 343 | 266 | 185 | 345 | 387 | 86 | 13 |
Normals: Port Harcourt (49.2 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 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Aba happened in May, September, October and November (4 of 4 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 Nigeria travel advice & laws.
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