Is Maipú safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Maipú safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Maipú scores 33/100 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.
Maipú scores 33/100 (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 Maipú: 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 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Maipú belongs to Mendoza (Argentina), centered at coordinates 32.9667° S, 68.7500° W (801 m above sea level). Distance to Buenos Aires is 975.4 km towards the ESE.
Mendoza
32.9667° S, 68.7500° W
801 m
America/Argentina/Mendoza
106,662
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Argentina
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (29 °C avg high); Wettest: January (59 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 28° |
| Low °C | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 58 | 56 | 38 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 46 | 47 | 50 |
Normals: Mendoza (12.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Maipú happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 3 Nov 2021 (126 km away) — USGS details
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