Is Petrópolis safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Petrópolis safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Petrópolis 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.
Petrópolis 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 Petrópolis: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Rio de Janeiro territory, Petrópolis is established at 22.5050° S, 43.1789° W. It lies 894.8 km NW relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
Rio de Janeiro
22.5050° S, 43.1789° W
819 m
America/Sao_Paulo
278,881
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Brazil)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (31 °C avg high); Wettest: January (273 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 273 | 212 | 198 | 114 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 85 | 151 | 181 | 253 |
Normals: Rio de Janeiro (45.2 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 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Petrópolis happened in March (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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