Is Kara safe? Togo travel risk
Is Kara safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kara scores 55/100 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.
Kara scores 55/100 (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 Kara: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (68/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Togo travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 9.5511° N, 1.1861° E in Kara, Kara features an altitude of 291 m. The settlement is located 380.3 km S from Lomé.
Kara
9.5511° N, 1.1861° E
291 m
Africa/Lome
104,207
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kara happened in November and December (6 of 7 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 Togo travel advice & laws.
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