Is Sokone safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Sokone safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sokone scores 48/100 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.
Sokone scores 48/100 (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 Sokone: 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 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Sokone belongs to Fatick (Senegal), centered at coordinates 13.8780° N, 16.3700° W (19 m above sea level). Distance to Dakar is 144.6 km towards the NW.
Fatick
13.8780° N, 16.3700° W
19 m
Africa/Dakar
14,500
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Senegal
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sokone happened in February (4 of 10 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 Senegal travel advice & laws.
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