Is Kurmuk safe? Sudan travel risk
Is Kurmuk safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kurmuk scores 79/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Sudan Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 15 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 11 May 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kurmuk scores 79/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sudan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kurmuk: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (92/100) and crime and scams (85/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 79 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sudan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 10.5563° N, 34.2848° E place Kurmuk within Blue Nile at an elevation of 642 meters. Heading to Khartoum: 592.6 km NNW.
Blue Nile
10.5563° N, 34.2848° E
642 m
Africa/Khartoum
250,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kurmuk happened in February (5 of 15 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 Sudan travel advice & laws.
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