Is El Alto safe? Bolivia travel risk
Is El Alto safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Alto scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bolivia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 22 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
El Alto scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bolivia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to El Alto: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (57/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bolivia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in La Paz at 16.5047° S, 68.1633° W, El Alto lies 3.3 km ENE of La Paz. Time zone: UTC.
La Paz
16.5047° S, 68.1633° W
Lowland
UTC
943,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bolivia
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (13 °C avg high); Wettest: January (128 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° |
| Low °C | 4° | 4° | 3° | 2° | 1° | -1° | -1° | -1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 128 | 119 | 96 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 54 | 76 | 113 |
Normals: El Alto (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Alto happened in March (3 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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