Is Tafí Viejo safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Tafí Viejo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tafí Viejo scores 33/100 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.
Tafí Viejo scores 33/100 (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 Tafí Viejo: 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 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Argentina travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Tucumán territory, Tafí Viejo is established at 26.7333° S, 65.2667° W. It lies 1,095.6 km SE relative to Buenos Aires. Time zone observed: America/Argentina/Tucuman.
Tucumán
26.7333° S, 65.2667° W
617 m
America/Argentina/Tucuman
39,601
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Argentina)
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (28 °C avg high); Wettest: January (367 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 19° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 367 | 309 | 304 | 203 | 118 | 75 | 55 | 70 | 106 | 175 | 233 | 306 |
Normals: San Miguel de Tucumán (10.5 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tafí Viejo happened in April (1 of 1 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 (75 km away) — USGS details
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