Is Tivaouane safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Tivaouane safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tivaouane 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.
Tivaouane 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 Tivaouane: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Thiès territory, Tivaouane is established at 14.9543° N, 16.8132° W. It lies 73.5 km WSW relative to Dakar. Time zone observed: Africa/Dakar.
Thiès
14.9543° N, 16.8132° W
54 m
Africa/Dakar
69,556
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tivaouane happened in September (3 of 5 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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