Is Porto Alegre safe? Brazil travel risk
Is Porto Alegre safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Porto Alegre 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.
Porto Alegre 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 Porto Alegre: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (73/100).
A score of 55 is higher than 72% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Rio Grande do Sul territory, Porto Alegre is established at 30.0328° S, 51.2300° W. It lies 1,619.7 km NNE relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
Rio Grande do Sul
30.0328° S, 51.2300° W
46 m
America/Sao_Paulo
1,332,845
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: January (29 °C avg high); Wettest: September (153 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 28° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 136 | 122 | 114 | 107 | 114 | 122 | 132 | 142 | 153 | 133 | 141 | 141 |
Normals: Porto Alegre (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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