Is Rusape safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Rusape safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rusape scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Rusape scores 49/100 (Moderate). 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 Rusape: 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 49 is higher than the scores of 65% 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 Manicaland at 18.5367° S, 32.1247° E (elevation 1415 m), Rusape lies 137.9 km NW of Harare. Time zone: Africa/Harare.
Manicaland
18.5367° S, 32.1247° E
1415 m
Africa/Harare
37,906
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rusape happened in January and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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