Is Gatunda safe? Rwanda travel risk
Is Gatunda safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gatunda scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Rwanda Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 4 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Gatunda scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Rwanda (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gatunda: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and health and medical access (67/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 1.
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Rwanda travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Eastern Province at 1.4350° S, 30.0211° E, Gatunda lies 57.8 km S of Kigali. Time zone: UTC.
Eastern Province
1.4350° S, 30.0211° E
Lowland
UTC
41,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Rwanda
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 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Volcanoes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gatunda happened in April (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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