Is Diourbel safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Diourbel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Diourbel scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Senegal Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Diourbel scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Senegal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Diourbel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Diourbel territory, Diourbel is established at 14.6550° N, 16.2314° W. It lies 129.2 km W relative to Dakar. Time zone observed: Africa/Dakar.
Diourbel
14.6550° N, 16.2314° W
8 m
Africa/Dakar
100,445
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Diourbel happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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