Is Maiduguri safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Maiduguri safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Maiduguri 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.
Maiduguri 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 Maiduguri: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (84/100) 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
Geographically located in Borno (11.8372° N, 13.1542° E), Maiduguri sits 692.4 km WSW from Abuja at 325 m elevation.
Borno
11.8372° N, 13.1542° E
325 m
Africa/Lagos
1,197,497
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nigeria
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (40 °C avg high); Wettest: August (230 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 34° | 38° | 40° | 39° | 37° | 32° | 30° | 33° | 36° | 34° | 31° |
| Low °C | 16° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 138 | 230 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Normals: Maiduguri (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 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 9 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Maiduguri happened in October (29 of 41 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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