Is Brits safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Brits safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Brits scores 63/100 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.
Brits scores 63/100 (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 Brits: 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 63 is higher than the scores of 86% 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
Charted at coordinates 25.6344° S, 27.7811° E in North West, Brits maintains a regional distance of 42.6 km ESE to Pretoria.
North West
25.6344° S, 27.7811° E
1118 m
Africa/Johannesburg
53,511
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (28 °C avg high); Wettest: December (117 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 19° | 22° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 28° |
| Low °C | 17° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 113 | 89 | 63 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 105 | 117 |
Normals: Pretoria (42.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Brits happened in February, October, November and December (4 of 4 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 South Africa travel advice & laws.
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