Is Numan safe? Nigeria travel risk
Is Numan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Numan 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.
Numan 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 Numan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Consult the Nigeria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 9.4669° N, 12.0328° E in Adamawa, Numan features an altitude of 161 m. The settlement is located 501.3 km W from Abuja.
Adamawa
9.4669° N, 12.0328° E
161 m
Africa/Lagos
141,200
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Nigeria
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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Numan happened in April, July and August (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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