Is Hwange safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Hwange safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hwange scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Zimbabwe Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 27 Jun 2023); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Hwange scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Zimbabwe (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hwange: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zimbabwe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Matabeleland North at 18.3647° S, 26.5000° E (elevation 767 m), Hwange lies 484.8 km E of Harare. Time zone: Africa/Harare.
Matabeleland North
18.3647° S, 26.5000° E
767 m
Africa/Harare
21,300
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Zimbabwe)
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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Hwange happened in May, July, August and September (8 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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