Is Lata safe? Solomon Islands travel risk
Is Lata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lata scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Solomon Islands Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 Apr 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lata scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Solomon Islands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (64/100) and health and medical access (59/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Solomon Islands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 10.7380° S, 165.8567° E within Temotu, Lata is situated 662.7 km WNW of Honiara at an altitude of 29 m.
Temotu
10.7380° S, 165.8567° E
29 m
Pacific/Guadalcanal
553
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
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 Solomon Islands travel advice & laws.
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