Is Banfield safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Banfield safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Banfield scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Argentina Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Banfield scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Argentina (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Banfield: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Buenos Aires (34.7500° S, 58.3833° W), Banfield sits 15.2 km N from Buenos Aires at 16 m elevation.
Buenos Aires
34.7500° S, 58.3833° W
16 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
223,898
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Argentina
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (28 °C avg high); Wettest: February (103 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 27° | 25° | 21° | 17° | 15° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 26° |
| Low °C | 21° | 20° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 99 | 103 | 95 | 101 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 83 | 103 | 82 |
Normals: Buenos Aires (15.2 km away).
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Banfield happened in January, February, March, May and November (5 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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