Is Louga safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Louga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Louga scores 46/100 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.
Louga scores 46/100 (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 Louga: 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 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Louga at 15.6167° N, 16.2167° W (elevation 42 m), Louga lies 167.4 km SW of Dakar. Time zone: Africa/Dakar.
Louga
15.6167° N, 16.2167° W
42 m
Africa/Dakar
82,884
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Senegal
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Senegal travel advice & laws.
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