Is Lomé safe? Togo travel risk
Is Lomé safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Lomé 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.
Lomé 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 Lomé: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 55 is higher than 72% of the cities we score.
Consult the Togo travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 6.1308° N, 1.2153° E in Maritime, Lomé features an altitude of 13 m. The settlement is located within Togo.
Maritime
6.1308° N, 1.2153° E
13 m
Africa/Lome
1,500,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Togo
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: May (165 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 21 | 72 | 107 | 165 | 136 | 99 | 78 | 129 | 134 | 55 | 14 |
Normals: Lomé (0 km away).
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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Lomé happened in May and October (4 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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