Is Bafilo safe? Togo travel risk
Is Bafilo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bafilo scores 56/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Togo Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Dec 2025); 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.
Bafilo scores 56/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Togo (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bafilo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Togo travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Kara territory, Bafilo is established at 9.3500° N, 1.2667° E. It lies 358.0 km S relative to Lomé. Time zone observed: Africa/Lome.
Kara
9.3500° N, 1.2667° E
608 m
Africa/Lome
23,085
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Togo
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 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bafilo happened in January and December (8 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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