Is Gwoza safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Gwoza safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gwoza scores 69/100 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.
Gwoza scores 69/100 (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 Gwoza: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (86/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nigeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Borno at 11.0861° N, 13.6914° E (elevation 418 m), Gwoza lies 715.7 km WSW of Abuja. Time zone: Africa/Lagos.
Borno
11.0861° N, 13.6914° E
418 m
Africa/Lagos
388,600
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nigeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (39 °C avg high); Wettest: August (315 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 34° | 38° | 39° | 38° | 36° | 31° | 28° | 31° | 35° | 34° | 31° |
| Low °C | 16° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 85 | 222 | 315 | 150 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Normals: Gwoza (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gwoza happened in October (22 of 27 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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Nigeria entry requirements.
Regional Centers with Threat Ratings
Request detailed assessment for Gwoza
Prioritizes this destination in our editorial evaluation pipeline.
Launch Calculator