Is Santiago del Estero safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Santiago del Estero safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Santiago del Estero 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.
Santiago del Estero 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 Santiago del Estero: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 27.7833° S, 64.2667° W within Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero is situated 943.2 km SE of Buenos Aires at an altitude of 176 m.
Santiago del Estero
27.7833° S, 64.2667° W
176 m
America/Argentina/Cordoba
911,506
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Argentina
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (32 °C avg high); Wettest: January (165 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 32° | 31° | 28° | 25° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 32° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 21° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 165 | 135 | 153 | 83 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 59 | 104 | 137 |
Normals: Santiago del Estero (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Santiago del Estero happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 23 Aug 2023 (139 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 27 Dec 2025 (123 km away) — USGS details
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