Is Kapoeta safe? South Sudan travel risk
Is Kapoeta safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kapoeta scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates South Sudan Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 17 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 25 Aug 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kapoeta scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Sudan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kapoeta: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Sudan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Eastern Equatoria (4.7721° N, 33.5902° E), Kapoeta sits 222.8 km W from Juba at 668 m elevation.
Eastern Equatoria
4.7721° N, 33.5902° E
668 m
Africa/Juba
7,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in South Sudan
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 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kapoeta happened in February and December (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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