Is Krugersdorp safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Krugersdorp safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Krugersdorp scores 61/100 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.
Krugersdorp scores 61/100 (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 Krugersdorp: 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 61 is higher than the scores of 85% 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
Krugersdorp belongs to Gauteng (South Africa), centered at coordinates 26.1000° S, 27.7667° E (1724 m above sea level). Distance to Pretoria is 57.7 km towards the NE.
Gauteng
26.1000° S, 27.7667° E
1724 m
Africa/Johannesburg
140,643
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (25 °C avg high); Wettest: December (146 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 25° |
| Low °C | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 132 | 112 | 81 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 75 | 119 | 146 |
Normals: Johannesburg (30.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Krugersdorp 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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