Is São José safe? Brazil travel risk
Is São José safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
São José 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.
São José 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 São José: 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 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Santa Catarina territory, São José is established at 27.6150° S, 48.6278° W. It lies 1,316.7 km N relative to Brasília. Time zone observed: America/Sao_Paulo.
Santa Catarina
27.6150° S, 48.6278° W
18 m
America/Sao_Paulo
173,559
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Brazil
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (28 °C avg high); Wettest: January (227 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 25° | 27° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 227 | 178 | 164 | 103 | 114 | 86 | 89 | 96 | 134 | 158 | 143 | 166 |
Normals: Florianópolis (7.8 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of São José happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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