Is Sakubva safe? Zimbabwe travel risk
Is Sakubva safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sakubva 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.
Sakubva 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 Sakubva: 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 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Manicaland at 18.9833° S, 32.6500° E, Sakubva lies 211.9 km NW of Harare. Time zone: UTC.
Manicaland
18.9833° S, 32.6500° E
Lowland
UTC
50,000
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sakubva happened in September (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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