Is Zárate safe? Argentina travel risk
Is Zárate safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Zárate scores 39/100 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.
Zárate scores 39/100 (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 Zárate: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (48/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 49% 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 34.0833° S, 59.0333° W within Buenos Aires, Zárate is situated 84.3 km SE of Buenos Aires at an altitude of 27 m.
Buenos Aires
34.0833° S, 59.0333° W
27 m
America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires
109,443
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Zárate happened in August (5 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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