Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Travel Risk Overview
Is Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha safe right now? Checked 25 October 2026
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has a Travel Risk Calculator score of 35 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, recent news headlines, plus links to every city we have an editorial file for.
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha currently has a baseline composite safety score of 41 out of 100, indicating moderate risk. Additionally, travelers should note a Level 2 Global Polio health notice issued by 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 25, 2026 16:02 UTC
How safe is Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha to visit in 2026?
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha currently sits at 35/100 on Travel Risk Calculator's five-layer score, which puts it in the moderate-risk tier. Most travelers will be fine in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha with normal preparation, but a few risk categories warrant attention. The full live US State Department advisory text for Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, current GDACS disaster alerts, CDC health notices, and recent news headlines are shown in the Live conditions section below. For city-specific files (Jamestown), 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
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| 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
Global Affairs Canada
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.
What Changed This Month in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Chronological record of verified security, advisory, health, and hazard updates over the past 30 days.
- Sep 27, 2026 Score Change Edinburgh of the Seven Seas risk score moved from 41 to 34 (Method change: scoring v2).
- Sep 27, 2026 Score Change Georgetown risk score moved from 41 to 36 (Method change: scoring v2).
- Sep 27, 2026 Score Change Jamestown risk score moved from 41 to 34 (Method change: scoring v2).
City Risk Files in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Showing 1 destination files with city-specific safety data in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, ranked by demand and population.
All towns in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha (2 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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha in the latest feed. Check the official advisory directory before travel.
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Disaster alerts
No active GDACS disaster alerts matched Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha as of the last successful refresh.
Health notices
No CDC traveler health notices matched Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha in the latest successful refresh. Standard travel-medicine guidance still applies.
Recent headlines
No recent national headlines were returned for Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha. This is not evidence that conditions are quiet; check local and official sources.
1991–2020 climate normals
Seasonal risk & best time to visit Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
The most weather-stable two-month window for Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is February–March, when typical daily temperatures run from about 23°C to 24°C and monthly rain averages 6 mm.
No threshold-level heat, cold, wind, or cyclone flag appears in the stored normals; March is the wettest typical month at about 8 mm.
Climate normals are planning context, not a short-range forecast. Source: Open-Meteo Climate API. Refreshed Sep 11, 2026.
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Emergency Numbers
| Police | 999 |
|---|---|
| Ambulance | 999 |
| Fire | 999 |
| General emergency | 999 |
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 Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha safe to visit?
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha currently scores 35/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
How bad is crime in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha?
Our baseline crime score for Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is 45/100 (moderate risk). Exercise standard precautions: keep valuables secure, avoid poorly lit areas after dark, and use official transportation.
Is Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha safe to visit right now?
Mostly safe with normal precautions. Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has a few categories that warrant planning — read the breakdown below and check the live US State Department advisory. Composite baseline: 35/100 (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.
When is the best time to visit Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha?
February–March is the most weather-stable two-month window in the stored 1991-2020 normals. The most weather-stable two-month window for Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha is February–March, when typical daily temperatures run from about 23°C to 24°C and monthly rain averages 6 mm.
What is the rainy, hurricane, or severe-weather season in Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha?
The stored 1991-2020 normals do not cross this site's seasonal hazard thresholds; check a short-range forecast before departure.
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