Is Uitenhage safe? South Africa travel risk
Is Uitenhage safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Uitenhage 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.
Uitenhage 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 Uitenhage: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 33.7667° S, 25.4000° E in Eastern Cape. The settlement is located 931.4 km NNE from Pretoria.
Eastern Cape
33.7667° S, 25.4000° E
Lowland
UTC
103,639
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in South Africa
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (24 °C avg high); Wettest: October (57 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 14° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 42 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 42 | 57 | 50 | 40 |
Normals: Gqeberha (28.2 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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Uitenhage happened in May, June and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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