Is Ceel Baraf safe? Somalia travel risk
Is Ceel Baraf safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ceel Baraf scores 80/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Somalia Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 21 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Jun 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ceel Baraf scores 80/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Somalia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ceel Baraf: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (95/100) and crime and scams (90/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 80 is higher than the scores of 99% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Somalia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Shabeellaha Dhexe at 3.2072° N, 45.7593° E, Ceel Baraf lies 137.9 km SSW of Mogadishu. Time zone: UTC.
Shabeellaha Dhexe
3.2072° N, 45.7593° E
Lowland
UTC
384,630
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Somalia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most drought events within 100 km of Ceel Baraf happened in May (1 of 1 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 Somalia travel advice & laws.
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