Is Margate safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Margate safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Margate 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.
Margate 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 Margate: 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
In the KwaZulu-Natal territory, Margate is established at 30.8500° S, 30.3667° E. It lies 606.2 km NNW relative to Pretoria. Time zone observed: Africa/Johannesburg.
KwaZulu-Natal
30.8500° S, 30.3667° E
20 m
Africa/Johannesburg
26,785
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Africa)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (26 °C avg high); Wettest: January (110 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 25° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 110 | 107 | 102 | 73 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 67 | 96 | 109 | 102 |
Normals: Margate (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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Margate happened in March and April (2 of 2 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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