Is Binkolo safe? Sierra Leone travel risk
Is Binkolo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Binkolo scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Sierra Leone Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 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.
Binkolo scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sierra Leone (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Binkolo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and natural hazards (66/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sierra Leone travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Binkolo belongs to Northern (Sierra Leone), centered at coordinates 8.9522° N, 11.9803° W (119 m above sea level). Distance to Freetown is 147.2 km towards the WSW.
Northern
8.9522° N, 11.9803° W
119 m
Africa/Freetown
13,867
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Sierra Leone)
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 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Binkolo happened in April (39 of 80 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 Sierra Leone travel advice & laws.
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