Is Gwagwalada safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Gwagwalada safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gwagwalada scores 66/100 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.
Gwagwalada scores 66/100 (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 Gwagwalada: 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 66 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Federal Capital Territory territory, Gwagwalada is established at 8.9392° N, 7.0758° E. It lies 46.9 km ENE relative to Abuja. Time zone observed: Africa/Lagos.
Federal Capital Territory
8.9392° N, 7.0758° E
186 m
Africa/Lagos
346,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nigeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (36 °C avg high); Wettest: August (330 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 34° | 35° | 36° | 35° | 32° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 31° | 33° | 33° |
| Low °C | 21° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 150 | 176 | 274 | 330 | 261 | 97 | 3 | 0 |
Normals: Abuja (46.9 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gwagwalada happened in June and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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