Is Babati safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Babati safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Babati scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Tanzania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 31 Oct 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Babati scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Tanzania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Babati: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (59/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tanzania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 4.2167° S, 35.7500° E within Manyara, Babati is situated 217.5 km S of Dodoma at an altitude of 1351 m.
Manyara
4.2167° S, 35.7500° E
1351 m
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
67,445
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Tanzania
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (26 °C avg high); Wettest: March (149 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Low °C | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 13° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 87 | 94 | 149 | 105 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 65 | 141 |
Normals: Mbulu (46.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Tanzania travel advice & laws.
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