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Rio Claro score: 60/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Rio Claro safe? Brazil travel risk

Is Rio Claro safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Rio Claro scores 60/100 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.

Rio Claro scores 60/100 (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 Rio Claro: 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 60 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

Geographically located in São Paulo (22.4108° S, 47.5608° W), Rio Claro sits 736.5 km N from Brasília at 617 m elevation.

Region
São Paulo
Coordinates
22.4108° S, 47.5608° W
Elevation
617 m
Time Zone
America/Sao_Paulo
Population
201,418
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: São Paulo (158.3 km SE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Campo Fontenelle (SBYS) 52.5 km NNE
Hospital Care Hospital Santa Filomena 0.2 km NW
Police Station Guarda Civil Municipal 1.3 km SSW
Railway Terminal Estação Cultura de São Carlos 55.2 km NW

Adjacent Localities in Brazil

Climate by Month

Hottest: February (29 °C avg high); Wettest: January (252 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 29° 29° 28° 27° 25° 24° 25° 26° 29° 28° 29° 28°
Low °C 20° 20° 20° 17° 15° 13° 13° 14° 17° 18° 19° 20°
Rain mm 252 183 150 64 49 47 34 32 74 144 173 228

Normals: Americana (43.5 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
Wildfires — — — — — — — 1 2 1 — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Rio Claro happened in September (2 of 4 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Brazil travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Brazil entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Piracicaba 15
36.1 km SSW
Sumaré 15
54.8 km SE
Campinas 37
75.1 km SE
Indaiatuba 15
83.3 km SSE
Jundiaí 20
110.7 km SE
Sorocaba 32
121.8 km S

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy