Is Caxias do Sul safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Caxias do Sul safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Caxias do Sul scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Brazil Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 31 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 29 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.
Caxias do Sul scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Brazil (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Caxias do Sul: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (73/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Rio Grande do Sul territory, Caxias do Sul is established at 29.1678° S, 51.1789° W. It lies 1,524.9 km NNE relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
Rio Grande do Sul
29.1678° S, 51.1789° W
787 m
America/Sao_Paulo
360,419
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Brazil
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (25 °C avg high); Wettest: January (212 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 212 | 179 | 162 | 137 | 140 | 144 | 153 | 171 | 183 | 181 | 190 | 199 |
Normals: Gramado (37.8 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 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Caxias do Sul happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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