Is Khayelitsha safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Khayelitsha safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Khayelitsha scores 62/100 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.
Khayelitsha scores 62/100 (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 Khayelitsha: 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 (61/100).
A score of 62 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
In the Western Cape territory, Khayelitsha is established at 34.0403° S, 18.6778° E. It lies 1,299.1 km NE relative to Pretoria. Time zone observed: UTC.
Western Cape
34.0403° S, 18.6778° E
Lowland
UTC
391,749
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (26 °C avg high); Wettest: June (76 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 17° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 14 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 65 | 76 | 68 | 62 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 13 |
Normals: Cape Town (26.7 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 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Khayelitsha happened in January (6 of 8 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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