Is Vélingara safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Vélingara safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Vélingara scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Vélingara scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Vélingara: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (61/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 13.1500° N, 14.1167° W in Kolda, Vélingara features an altitude of 50 m. The settlement is located 395.8 km WNW from Dakar.
Kolda
13.1500° N, 14.1167° W
50 m
Africa/Dakar
23,775
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 13 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Vélingara happened in February (16 of 34 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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