Is Mossel Bay safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Mossel Bay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mossel Bay 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.
Mossel Bay 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 Mossel Bay: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Mossel Bay belongs to Western Cape (South Africa), centered at coordinates 34.1833° S, 22.1333° E (43 m above sea level). Distance to Pretoria is 1,104.1 km towards the NNE.
Western Cape
34.1833° S, 22.1333° E
43 m
Africa/Johannesburg
99,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in South Africa
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mossel Bay happened in January (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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