Is Bloemfontein safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Bloemfontein safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bloemfontein scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates South Africa Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 May 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.
Bloemfontein scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Africa (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bloemfontein: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (92/100) and security (60/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Africa travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 29.1167° S, 26.2167° E within Free State, Bloemfontein is situated 422.3 km NNE of Pretoria at an altitude of 1396 m.
Free State
29.1167° S, 26.2167° E
1396 m
Africa/Johannesburg
256,185
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (30 °C avg high); Wettest: February (97 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 17° | 20° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 30° |
| Low °C | 17° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 87 | 97 | 74 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 84 |
Normals: Bloemfontein (0 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bloemfontein happened in August and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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