Is Nieuw Nickerie safe? Suriname travel risk
Is Nieuw Nickerie safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nieuw Nickerie scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Suriname Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 8 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nieuw Nickerie scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Suriname (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Nieuw Nickerie: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (66/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Suriname travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Nickerie territory, Nieuw Nickerie is established at 5.9333° N, 56.9833° W. It lies 197.0 km E relative to Paramaribo. Time zone observed: America/Paramaribo.
Nickerie
5.9333° N, 56.9833° W
2 m
America/Paramaribo
12,818
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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 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Nieuw Nickerie happened in February (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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