Kenya
Wildlife and coast travel is well trodden; coastal Lamu County and northeast border with Somalia carry persistent advisories.
Read the Kenya safety guideGovernment advisories
Active drivers
- air qualityWAQIOfficial11 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy · AQI 152 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 152 (Unhealthy) · PM2.5 AQI 152 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -5 - air qualityWAQIOfficial14 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 109 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 109 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 109 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial14 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 119 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 119 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 119 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial14 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 129 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 129 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 129 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial15 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 102 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 102 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 102 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial15 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 102 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 102 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 102 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial15 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 112 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 112 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial16 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 109 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 109 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 109 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial18 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 117 · Addis Ababa US Embassy, Ethiopia
AQI 117 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 117 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial18 d agoM 4.7 - 41 km ENE of Turmi, Ethiopia
41 km ENE of Turmi, Ethiopia
Score impact: -1 - floodGDACSOfficial29 d agoGreen flood alert in Kenya, Mongolia
On 03/05/2026, a flood started in Kenya, Mongolia, lasting until 05/05/2026 (last update). The flood caused 0 deaths and 0 displaced .
Score impact: -3
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Frequently asked
Is it safe to visit Kenya right now?
Kenya's Safe Trip Score today is 60/100, heightened risk. The score has flat over the last 7 days, and the highest active advisory across the UK FCDO, US State Department, Smartraveller (AU), travel.gc.ca, Auswärtiges Amt, and France Diplomatie is Level 4. Travel advisories are nearly always region-specific even when the headline level is national; check the per-ministry advisories on this page for any zones to avoid in your itinerary. The score recomputes daily at 06:00 UTC from 11 active drivers plus the blended advisory tier.
Is Kenya safe to travel to?
Today's headline read is heightened risk (60/100). The six sub-scores break down to: disease 72/100, conflict 70/100, natural disasters 72/100, crime 70/100, civil unrest 70/100, infrastructure 21/100. Lower numbers indicate higher risk in that category. For trip-specific planning, the country safety guide covers neighbourhood-level patterns the headline number does not.
What is the current travel advisory for Kenya?
Kenya has 3 active advisories from major foreign ministries, ranging up to Level 4 on the standard 1 to 4 scale. The advisory cards on this page link to each ministry's full text. Travel advisories carve out specific districts or border zones as "avoid all travel" while keeping the rest of the country at a lower level; clicking through to the relevant section for your itinerary is the single highest-value 90 seconds of trip planning.
Has the situation in Kenya changed recently?
The 7-day Safe Trip Score change is +0 points. Day-to-day moves under 3 points are noise; moves of 3 to 7 points usually reflect a fresh advisory or a moderate-severity event; moves above 7 points typically come from a major advisory level change or a high-severity acute event. The recent-events feed and the 7-day timeline page identify the specific drivers.
How is the Safe Trip Score for Kenya calculated?
The score is a weighted blend of six sub-scores (disease 18%, conflict 22%, natural disasters 16%, crime 16%, civil unrest 14%, infrastructure 14%) plus a 20% blend of major foreign-ministry advisories. The methodology page documents the exact algorithm and the changelog tracks every weighting change. Score range is 0 to 100; 100 means very low risk, 0 means extreme risk.
When does the Kenya Safe Trip Score update?
Daily at 06:00 UTC after the morning ingestion sweep. Live event feeds (USGS earthquakes, GDACS disasters, WAQI air quality) update hourly throughout the day. Foreign-ministry advisories are checked daily. Last computed 1 Jun 2026, 17:47 (just now). The status page shows the freshness of every individual data feed.