Is Niamtougou safe? Togo travel risk
Is Niamtougou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Niamtougou 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.
Niamtougou 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 Niamtougou: 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 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 9.7667° N, 1.1000° E place Niamtougou within Kara at an elevation of 469 meters. Heading to Lomé: 404.5 km S.
Kara
9.7667° N, 1.1000° E
469 m
Africa/Lome
24,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Niamtougou happened in January (3 of 6 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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