Is Itu safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Itu safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Itu scores 59/100 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.
Itu scores 59/100 (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 Itu: 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 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 23.2642° S, 47.2992° W within São Paulo, Itu is situated 832.9 km N of Brasília at an altitude of 594 m.
São Paulo
23.2642° S, 47.2992° W
594 m
America/Sao_Paulo
167,095
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Brazil
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (28 °C avg high); Wettest: January (245 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 245 | 178 | 139 | 66 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 76 | 145 | 175 | 221 |
Normals: Campinas (47.4 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 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Itu happened in September and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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