Is Gualeguaychú safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Gualeguaychú safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Gualeguaychú scores 39/100 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.
Gualeguaychú scores 39/100 (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 Gualeguaychú: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 49% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Gualeguaychú belongs to Entre Ríos (Argentina), centered at coordinates 33.0167° S, 58.5167° W (19 m above sea level). Distance to Buenos Aires is 178.0 km towards the S.
Entre Ríos
33.0167° S, 58.5167° W
19 m
America/Argentina/Cordoba
109,461
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Argentina
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 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gualeguaychú happened in March (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Argentina travel advice & laws.
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