Is Bumpe safe? Sierra Leone travel risk
Is Bumpe safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bumpe scores 50/100 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.
Bumpe 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 Sierra Leone (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bumpe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sierra Leone travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Bumpe belongs to Southern (Sierra Leone), centered at coordinates 7.8921° N, 11.9054° W (38 m above sea level). Distance to Freetown is 160.2 km towards the WNW.
Southern
7.8921° N, 11.9054° W
38 m
Africa/Freetown
16,123
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Sierra Leone
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (34 °C avg high); Wettest: August (455 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 33° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 22° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 19 | 52 | 130 | 276 | 352 | 405 | 455 | 416 | 251 | 66 | 15 |
Normals: Bo (19.6 km away).
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 Sierra Leone travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Sierra Leone entry requirements.
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