Is Nyanza safe? Rwanda travel risk
Is Nyanza safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nyanza 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.
Nyanza 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 Nyanza: 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
Coordinates 2.3500° S, 29.7333° E place Nyanza within Southern Province at an elevation of 1792 meters. Heading to Kigali: 57.1 km NE.
Southern Province
2.3500° S, 29.7333° E
1792 m
Africa/Kigali
25,417
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 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nyanza happened in April and November (8 of 17 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Rwanda travel advice & laws.
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