Tanzania

Level moderateupdated 5 min ago
Open alert types
Wildfire
What governments advise19 states tracked
7 nothing to report9 increased caution3 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

2alerts in progress3 / 19states advise against travel3.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.480events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Tanzania?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 480 events there, including 108 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Flood, Internet outage.

Is there a government travel advisory for Tanzania?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 3 advise against travel and 9 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Tanzania: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Fire detected by satellite — 216 hotspots

7 hours ago · NASA FIRMS

High

US travel advisory — Tanzania - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

5 months ago · 16 sources

High

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Tanzania?

The UK advises against all but essential travel to some areas of the country, not to Tanzania as a whole. Its notice names the border area with Mozambique and the Mtwara region, for the risk of attacks and kidnapping, and points to possible insecurity in the Kagera and Kigoma regions, near the Burundi border. We place the country at level 3 out of 4. Over the last 12 months, 227 events were recorded, 56 of them severe. Wildfires are almost all of it: 221 events, 52 severe, and they follow a real season, concentrated in July and August, while February, March and May stayed close to zero. There are also two floods, one thunderstorm, one internet outage and a single conflict record, not severe. Recorded homicides run at 3.7 per 100,000 people against a world median of 2.1; that figure covers homicides only, not theft or scams.

What it changes for a nomad

If you stay for weeks, the season decides most of it. July and August carry the fire activity, so smoke, disrupted access and fast-changing days are the rural norm then. February, March and May were by far the quietest months. Six alerts are open right now. The advisory does not cover the whole country, but it shapes where you base yourself: settle away from the areas it names, and read it again before a long booking, since it gets updated. One internet outage was recorded over the last 12 months, so if your income depends on being connected, set up a second mobile line and keep your files locally. During the rains it is floods and storms that come back, on a very small number of records here.

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

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Tanzania has experienced mostly natural hazards. Wildfires are frequent, with 215 events and 52 severe ones, mainly in the dry season. Floods are rare but can be severe, with 2 events and 1 severe incident. A travel advisory is in place for some areas, with the UK FCDO recommending to avoid all but essential travel there. No armed conflict or major violence has been recorded recently. The homicide rate is 3.7 per 100k, above the world median of 2.1. The country’s busiest months for hazards are August and July, with wildfire season peaking in those months. Infrastructure and services may be strained during these times, especially in wildfire-prone areas. Little was recorded about other hazards or events outside natural disasters.

To watch right now

  • Six alerts are open, more than a quiet month would show.
  • The latest significant records are three wildfires rated 3, so expect smoke and local disruption near them.

To watch as a rule

  • Wildfires, concentrated in July and August, almost absent in February, March and May.
  • Floods and thunderstorms during the rains, few in our records.
  • The areas named in the UK notice, whose status can change.
  • Day-to-day security: 3.7 homicides per 100,000 people against a world median of 2.1, a figure that covers homicides only.

Good reflexes

  • Read the UK notice for Tanzania before you book, and again before any trip inland.
  • In July and August, check local fire and smoke reports before heading into bush or park areas.
  • Keep a second mobile data line and your maps downloaded for offline use.
  • Leave margin on road transfers during the rainy months.
  • Write your emergency numbers on paper and tell your embassy where you are staying.

Tanzania: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

Avoid some areas
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaDenmarkUnited Kingdom (FCDO)FinlandFrance (Quai d'Orsay)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNetherlandsNew ZealandPolandSwedenUS State Department

the official notice lists the areas concerned

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Mtwara

Advised against unless essential

  • Mtwara
  • Kagera
  • Kigoma
  • Ruvuma
  • Pwani

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

Avoid all travel (French advisory)

  • Given the risk of terrorist attacks and the risk of kidnapping, the border area with Mozambique and the Mtwara region are formally discouraged.

Avoid unless essential (French advisory)

  • The potential presence of armed groups or traffickers in the border regions with Burundi may lead to situations of insecurity in the Kagera region and the Kigoma region.

Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.

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  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

Tanzania: 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: 0.65 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 3.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 20.2 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 31.3 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 31.1 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.13 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 0.84 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 67.2 years (median 74.7)
Air quality (PM2.5)
20.2µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
31.3% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
31.1per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.13per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
0.84per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
67.2years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0.65per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

46,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
2.4per 1,000 people · 2025

171,142 people in total

43,262 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

6/10 — high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

3.7homicides per 100,000 people (2020)

Close to the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

1documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-02. Not a live indicator.

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

Tanzania: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 128 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire12524 24 severe
  • Flood2
  • Storm11 1 severe

Last 12 months · 480 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire472105 105 severe
  • Flood4
  • Internet outage11 1 severe
  • Storm11 1 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Armed conflict1

By month

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