Is Karoi safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Karoi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Karoi 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.
Karoi 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 Karoi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Mashonaland West at 16.8100° S, 29.7000° E (elevation 1259 m), Karoi lies 182.9 km SE of Harare. Time zone: Africa/Harare.
Mashonaland West
16.8100° S, 29.7000° E
1259 m
Africa/Harare
34,200
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Zimbabwe
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (31 °C avg high); Wettest: January (197 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 28° | 31° | 29° | 26° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 19° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 197 | 174 | 109 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 82 | 181 |
Normals: Karoi (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Karoi happened in August (5 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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