Reunion Travel Risk Overview
Is Reunion safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Reunion scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Reunion has a Travel Risk Calculator score of 30 out of 100 (moderate risk tier); city-level files are available for 1 cities. The score combines five layers (security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards, current alerts) built from government advisories and open data. This page also covers nine safety categories (crime, disease & health, government advisory, political & civil unrest, natural disaster & weather, transport & route, environmental, digital security, money safety), the current US State Department advisory, GDACS disaster alerts, CDC health notices for Reunion, recent news headlines, plus links to every city we have an editorial file for.
Run a personalized Reunion assessmentAI safety snapshot · refreshed Oct 6, 2026
Reunion maintains a moderate risk level with a baseline composite score of 30 out of 100. Additionally, travelers should be aware of a Level 1 Global Dengue health notice from the CDC.
AI-summarized strictly from the live public-source data below (US State Dept advisory, GDACS, CDC, Google News). Auto-refreshed at most once per day on the first visit. Not official advice.
Live conditions last refreshed: Oct 21, 2026 05:51 UTC
How safe is Reunion to visit in 2026?
Reunion currently sits at 30/100 on Travel Risk Calculator's five-layer score, which puts it in the moderate-risk tier. Most travelers will be fine in Reunion with normal preparation, but a few risk categories warrant attention. The full live US State Department advisory text for Reunion, current GDACS disaster alerts, CDC health notices, and recent news headlines are shown in the Live conditions section below. For city-specific files (Saint-Denis), see the City Risk Files section below — they include neighborhood-level scam patterns, transport notes, and medical-access details where available.
Data file
| Source | Editorial regional baseline 2026-05-15 (GPI + State Dept advisory + WHO health/transport + INFORM disaster) |
|---|---|
| Last updated | 2026-05-18 02:25:55 |
| City files | 1 |
Assessment memory
Anonymous assessments help Travel Risk Calculator identify which country and city files deserve deeper review.
| Saved assessments | 0 |
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| Average composite | No saved signal yet |
Safety categories
Official Government Travel Advisories
Cross-referenced official travel advice from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, normalized to a unified 1–4 risk scale.
Department of State
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
FCDO travel advice for Réunion. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Global Affairs Canada
Health – editorial change
UK content contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Canadian advice provided by Global Affairs Canada under open government terms. US advice provided by the US Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Entry Requirements & Local Laws
Official travel advice summary from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
🛂 Entry Requirements
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’ passport from the UK. It is based on the UK government’s understanding of Réunion’s current rules for the most common types of travel. Réunion is an Overseas Department of France (‘Département d’Outre-Mer’). The French authorities set and enforce entry rules. If you’re not sure how these requirements apply to you, contact the French Consulate General in the UK. Passport validity requirements Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave Réunion. Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to. You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that ha
Summary of UK FCDO advice, updated Dec 10, 2025 · Full requirements →
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What Changed This Month in Reunion
Chronological record of verified security, advisory, health, and hazard updates over the past 30 days.
- Sep 27, 2026 Score Change Saint-Benoît risk score moved from 41 to 30 (Method change: scoring v2).
- Sep 27, 2026 Score Change Saint-Denis risk score moved from 41 to 30 (Method change: scoring v2).
City Risk Files in Reunion
Showing 1 destination files with city-specific safety data in Reunion, ranked by demand and population.
All towns in Reunion (1 additional local facts pages)
These localities carry verified regional geography, nearest hospitals, airports, and natural hazard records with the country baseline risk score.
Live conditions in Reunion
Country-scoped real-time data — official advisory from the US State Department, disaster alerts from GDACS, health notices from the CDC, news from Google News. For city-specific weather and air quality, open any city page below.
Official travel advisory
No current US State Department advisory entry matched Reunion in the latest feed. Check the official advisory directory before travel.
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Traveller notes from government advice
Entry requirements
This information is for people travelling on a full ‘British citizen’ passport from the UK. It is based on the UK government’s understanding of Réunion’s current rules for the most common types of travel.
Réunion is an Overseas Department of France (‘Département d’Outre-Mer’). The French authorities set and enforce entry rules. If you’re not sure how these requirements apply to you, contact the French Consulate General in the UK.
Passport validity requirements
Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the date you plan to leave Réunion.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel.
Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Open Government Licence v3.0), updated 10 Dec 2025. Official entry requirements
Disaster alerts
No active GDACS disaster alerts matched Reunion as of the last successful refresh.
Health notices
No CDC traveler health notices matched Reunion in the latest successful refresh. Standard travel-medicine guidance still applies.
Recent headlines
No recent national headlines were returned for Reunion. This is not evidence that conditions are quiet; check local and official sources.
1991–2020 climate normals
Seasonal risk & best time to visit Reunion
The most weather-stable two-month window for Reunion is August–September, when typical daily temperatures run from about 19°C to 24°C and monthly rain averages 35 mm.
Seasonal planning flags include heavy rain season in January–February; cyclone season in November–April; monsoon in January–March. These are climate patterns, not forecasts.
Climate normals are planning context, not a short-range forecast. Source: Open-Meteo Climate API. Refreshed Sep 10, 2026.
Calculate risk for these travel dates Compare seasonal windows →
Emergency Numbers
| Police | 17 |
|---|---|
| Ambulance | 15 |
| Fire | 18 |
| General emergency | 112 |
Backfilled from the public international emergency-number registry. The GSM standard 112 (and 911 in the Americas) is redirected to local emergency services on mobile networks in most countries. Verify locally on arrival.
Frequently asked questions
Is Reunion safe to visit right now?
Mostly safe with normal precautions. Reunion has a few categories that warrant planning — read the breakdown below and check the live US State Department advisory. Composite baseline: 30/100 (Moderate risk). Always cross-check with your home country's foreign-ministry advisory within 7 days of departure; the live US State Department advisory is shown above. Last refreshed October 2026.
What is the current travel advisory for Reunion?
The current US State Department advisory level for Reunion is shown in the Live conditions section above and is re-fetched every 6 hours from the official RSS feed. UK FCDO, Canada GAC, and Australia DFAT also publish advisories — for high-stakes trips, cross-check at least one foreign-ministry advisory in addition to your home country's. See our travel advisory guide for how to read each tier system.
Is it safe to visit Reunion in October 2026?
For October 2026, the baseline composite for Reunion is 30/100 (Moderate risk). Live data — advisories every 6 hours, disaster alerts every 30 minutes, health notices every 12 hours, news every hour — is shown in the Live conditions section above. For a personalized risk briefing for your specific trip and traveler profile, use the Travel Risk Calculator linked above.
How are these country-level travel risk scores calculated?
Each category is scored 0-100 from government advisories (US State Dept), crime indices, Global Peace Index data, WHO/CDC health context, and curated regional editorial knowledge. The composite is a weighted sum across nine categories — see /methodology for the full weight breakdown. Live data (advisories, news, disaster alerts, health notices) is layered on top of the baseline at request time.
Where can I find city-specific safety information for Reunion?
City-specific files for Reunion are listed in the City Risk Files section above. Each city page covers the same nine categories at city scope, plus city-specific scam patterns, transport-hub safety notes, medical-access detail, and (where available) neighborhood-level guidance. Use the header search to find a specific city directly.
When was this page last reviewed?
The baseline scores for Reunion were last reviewed on May 18, 2026. Live intelligence (advisory, disaster alerts, health notices, news) refreshes automatically on the cadences described above.
Is this a substitute for an official travel advisory?
No. Travel Risk Calculator provides estimated risk information for planning purposes only. Always check your home country's official travel advisory and any health notices from your national health authority before traveling.
When is the best time to visit Reunion?
August–September is the most weather-stable two-month window in the stored 1991-2020 normals. The most weather-stable two-month window for Reunion is August–September, when typical daily temperatures run from about 19°C to 24°C and monthly rain averages 35 mm.
What is the rainy, hurricane, or severe-weather season in Reunion?
heavy rain season: January–February; cyclone season: November–April; monsoon: January–March.
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Travel Risk Calculator provides estimated travel-threat information for preparation purposes only. It does not replace official government advisories, medical advice, emergency alerts, immigration rules, insurance advice, police guidance, embassy information, or professional security consultation.