Is Kibuye safe? Rwanda travel risk
Is Kibuye safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kibuye scores 62/100 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.
Kibuye scores 62/100 (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 Kibuye: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (78/100) and health and medical access (68/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 1.
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Rwanda travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Western Province territory, Kibuye is established at 2.0617° S, 29.3483° E. It lies 80.1 km E relative to Kigali. Time zone observed: Africa/Kigali.
Western Province
2.0617° S, 29.3483° E
1480 m
Africa/Kigali
12,325
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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 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Volcanoes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kibuye happened in April (5 of 21 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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