Is Mtwara safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Mtwara safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mtwara scores 47/100 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.
Mtwara scores 47/100 (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 Mtwara: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (59/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tanzania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Mtwara belongs to Mtwara (Tanzania), centered at coordinates 10.2736° S, 40.1828° E (21 m above sea level). Distance to Dodoma is 668.3 km towards the NW.
Mtwara
10.2736° S, 40.1828° E
21 m
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
140,793
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Tanzania
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mtwara happened in November (7 of 12 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 Tanzania travel advice & laws.
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