Malawi
Eastern Africa · Capital Lilongwe
Each opens that government's own advisory for Malawi — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Atlas Risk Score · 152nd safest of 220
Where the risk actually is
Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Malawi as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.
What the warnings actually cover
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Whole country — Travel with caution. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.
Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.
What drives the score
Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.
Biggest factor here: road & transport. Road deaths per 100,000 people - the risk travellers most underestimate.
Practical facts
The things worth knowing before you land.
When to go
Average daytime high and nightly low for Lilongwe, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around March to November.
Compare with neighbours
Sources for this page
Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Malawi:
- US State Department advice for Malawi — current advisory
- Netherlands advice for Malawi — current advisory
- UK FCDO advice for Malawi — current advisory
- World Bank Open Data — governance, homicide, road deaths, health and economic indicators
- INFORM Risk Index 2026 (European Commission JRC) — natural hazard, epidemic and conflict exposure, coping capacity
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — travel advice and regional warnings
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs — colour-coded travel advice, including region-level zones
- US Department of State — travel advisory levels 1-4
Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.