Is Nkayi safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Nkayi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nkayi 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.
Nkayi 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 Nkayi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (63/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Matabeleland North at 19.0000° S, 28.9000° E, Nkayi lies 261.7 km ENE of Harare. Time zone: UTC.
Matabeleland North
19.0000° S, 28.9000° E
Lowland
UTC
112,471
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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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 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nkayi happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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