Is Lupane safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Lupane safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lupane scores 51/100 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.
Lupane scores 51/100 (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 Lupane: 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 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Zimbabwe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 18.9315° S, 27.8070° E within Matabeleland North, Lupane is situated 363.7 km ENE of Harare at an altitude of 1016 m.
Matabeleland North
18.9315° S, 27.8070° E
1016 m
Africa/Harare
2,211
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lupane happened in September (5 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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