Is Malakal safe? South Sudan travel risk
Is Malakal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Malakal 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.
Malakal 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 Malakal: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Malakal belongs to Upper Nile (South Sudan), centered at coordinates 9.5369° N, 31.6560° E (400 m above sea level). Distance to Juba is 523.5 km towards the S.
Upper Nile
9.5369° N, 31.6560° E
400 m
Africa/Juba
147,450
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 59 |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Malakal happened in December (59 of 118 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 Sudan travel advice & laws.
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