Is Rudewa safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Rudewa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rudewa 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.
Rudewa 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 Rudewa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (59/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
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.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Njombe (10.1008° S, 34.6836° E), Rudewa sits 452.0 km NNE from Dodoma at lowland elevation.
Njombe
10.1008° S, 34.6836° E
Lowland
UTC
8,747
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Rudewa happened in October (7 of 13 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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