Is Kahama safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Kahama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kahama scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Kahama scores 51/100 (Elevated). 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 Kahama: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (72/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tanzania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Shinyanga territory, Kahama is established at 3.8375° S, 32.6000° E. It lies 434.2 km SE relative to Dodoma. Time zone observed: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.
Shinyanga
3.8375° S, 32.6000° E
1249 m
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
453,654
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Tanzania
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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