Is São Carlos safe? Brazil travel risk
Is São Carlos safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
São Carlos scores 61/100 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.
São Carlos scores 61/100 (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 São Carlos: 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 61 is higher than the scores of 85% 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 São Paulo territory, São Carlos is established at 22.0178° S, 47.8908° W. It lies 692.1 km N relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
São Paulo
22.0178° S, 47.8908° W
838 m
America/Sao_Paulo
254,484
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Brazil)
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (29 °C avg high); Wettest: January (241 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 241 | 180 | 150 | 60 | 46 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 58 | 131 | 172 | 229 |
Normals: Araraquara (38.5 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 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of São Carlos happened in August (5 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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