Is Río Grande safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Río Grande safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Río Grande scores 32/100 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.
Río Grande scores 32/100 (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 Río Grande: 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 32 is higher than 19% of the cities we score.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur (53.7833° S, 67.7000° W), Río Grande sits 2,252.9 km NNE from Buenos Aires at 9 m elevation.
Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur
53.7833° S, 67.7000° W
9 m
America/Argentina/Ushuaia
98,017
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Río Grande happened in November (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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