Is Kwekwe safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Kwekwe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kwekwe scores 53/100 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.
Kwekwe scores 53/100 (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 Kwekwe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (68/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zimbabwe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 18.9167° S, 29.8167° E place Kwekwe within Midlands at an elevation of 1203 meters. Heading to Harare: 177.8 km NE.
Midlands
18.9167° S, 29.8167° E
1203 m
Africa/Harare
119,863
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kwekwe happened in August (2 of 2 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 Zimbabwe travel advice & laws.
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