Is Merlo safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Merlo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Merlo scores 35/100 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.
Merlo scores 35/100 (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 Merlo: 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 35 is higher than the scores of 41% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Buenos Aires at 34.6653° S, 58.7275° W (elevation 13 m), Merlo lies 32.6 km E of Buenos Aires. Time zone: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires.
Buenos Aires
34.6653° S, 58.7275° W
13 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
244,168
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (32.6 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 Merlo 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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