Is Mendoza safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Mendoza safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Mendoza 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.
Mendoza 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 Mendoza: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Mendoza (32.8897° S, 68.8444° W), Mendoza sits 986.0 km ESE from Buenos Aires at 853 m elevation.
Mendoza
32.8897° S, 68.8444° W
853 m
America/Argentina/Mendoza
115,041
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (0 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Mendoza happened in July and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 9 Jul 2023 (143 km away) — USGS details
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