Is Mongu safe? Zambia travel risk
Is Mongu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mongu 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.
Mongu 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 Mongu: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Western territory, Mongu is established at 15.2775° S, 23.1319° E. It lies 552.6 km E relative to Lusaka. Time zone observed: Africa/Lusaka.
Western
15.2775° S, 23.1319° E
1016 m
Africa/Lusaka
179,585
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mongu happened in August (1 of 1 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 Zambia travel advice & laws.
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