Is Ihumwa safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Ihumwa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ihumwa 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.
Ihumwa 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 Ihumwa: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 6.1667° S, 35.8833° E in Dodoma, Ihumwa maintains a regional distance of 15.6 km W to Dodoma.
Dodoma
6.1667° S, 35.8833° E
Lowland
UTC
11,490
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Tanzania
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (31 °C avg high); Wettest: March (90 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 29° |
| Low °C | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 86 | 89 | 90 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 85 |
Normals: Dodoma (15.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ihumwa happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Aug 2023 (131 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Tanzania travel advice & laws.
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