Is Choma safe? Zambia travel risk
Is Choma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Choma scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Zambia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 31 Jul 2023); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (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.
Choma scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Zambia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Choma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (54/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zambia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 16.7711° S, 26.9922° E in Southern, Choma features an altitude of 1317 m. The settlement is located 204.2 km NE from Lusaka.
Southern
16.7711° S, 26.9922° E
1317 m
Africa/Lusaka
51,842
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Zambia
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Choma happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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