Senegal
Level moderateupdated 9 min agoA country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.
What are the main risks in Senegal?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 34 events there, including 1 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Flood, Travel advisory.
Is there a government travel advisory for Senegal?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 1 advises against travel and 9 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Senegal: current alerts and safety news
What was recorded in the country this week, lifted alerts included.
Severe thunderstorm — Dakar
in 20 hours · Mira Weather · Ended
Poor air quality (US AQI 101) — Dakar
2 days ago · Mira Weather · Ended
Flood — SEN
6 days ago · 2 sources
Flood — in Senegal
14 days ago · GDACS
Flood — in Senegal 1104161 — Arrondissement des Almadies (Dakar)
26 days ago · NASA EONET · Ended
Being verified
We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Senegal?
Senegal sits at level 3 on a 0 to 4 scale. Over the last 12 months, 32 events were recorded, one of them severe. Bush and brush fires dominate the count with 28 records, ahead of one flood, one storm, one air quality episode and one travel advisory entry. No fire was rated severe, but they weigh on daily life. The records concentrate in January and February, the two heaviest months; March is the lightest. Fires, floods, storms and air quality genuinely follow a season here. The data stays coarse: it does not say which parts of the country were touched, so nothing here points to a region. One alert is live.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the calendar matters more than the map. January and February carry most of the record; March is the emptiest month. Fires are the running backdrop, and smoke travels well beyond what burns, so the air can turn heavy far from any flame. Rain brings the other half: one flood and one storm on record, the storm being the only severe event of the period. Plan indoor work days when the sky loads up, and expect power and connectivity to wobble during a storm. A travel advisory entry also sits in the record, with no detail on its source or its scope, so read your own government's notice before you commit to a long stay. At level 3, this is a country you keep track of rather than improvise in.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Senegal records mostly seasonal hazards. Wildfires dominate the count — 28 over the last 12 months, none severe — and cluster in early months when dry winds push smoke across the region. One severe thunderstorm was recorded. Air quality dips when fires burn or dust moves in. No armed conflict, no homicide data published, no official travel warnings. The country sits at minimal overall risk.
To watch right now
- One alert is live in the country, so check its type and its area before planning any trip inside Senegal.
- A storm rated 3 is among the most recent notable records, and that kind of episode can repeat within the same period.
To watch as a rule
- Bush fires and the smoke they carry, by far the bulk of the record.
- Flooding once the rains settle, in low-lying and poorly drained streets.
- Storms, which produced the only severe event of the period.
- Air quality, recorded once over the period and tied to the season here.
Good reflexes
- Check the air and the smoke before a long run or a day with the windows open.
- Keep a power bank charged and an offline map on your phone, since a storm often takes the power and the network with it.
- Ask your host which streets take on water once the rain settles in.
- Keep your passport and papers in a waterproof pouch through the rainy months.
- Read your own government's travel notice before booking long, and again before you move.
Senegal: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Senegal: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- New displacements, disasters: 0.63 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 41.6 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 27.2 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 23.5 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.11 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 0.71 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- Life expectancy at birth: 68.9 years (median 74.7)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
12,000 people in total
17,259 people in total
1,538 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
4.6/10 — medium
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Senegal: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Flood3
- Air quality1
Last 12 months · 34 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire28
- Flood4
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Air quality1
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What travellers lived
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