Is Rosario de Lerma safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Rosario de Lerma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rosario de Lerma 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.
Rosario de Lerma 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 Rosario de Lerma: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 24.9833° S, 65.5833° W place Rosario de Lerma within Salta at an elevation of 1421 meters. Heading to Buenos Aires: 1,275.8 km SSE.
Salta
24.9833° S, 65.5833° W
1421 m
America/Argentina/Salta
21,592
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Argentina
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (25 °C avg high); Wettest: January (365 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Low °C | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 365 | 312 | 361 | 257 | 149 | 76 | 53 | 67 | 114 | 219 | 272 | 331 |
Normals: Salta (27.9 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 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rosario de Lerma happened in January, February and December (3 of 3 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: M5.6 on 10 Jan 2022 (123 km away) — USGS details
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