Is São José dos Pinhais safe? Brazil travel risk
Is São José dos Pinhais safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
São José dos Pinhais scores 56/100 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 dos Pinhais scores 56/100 (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 dos Pinhais: 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 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brazil travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 25.5350° S, 49.2058° W within Paraná, São José dos Pinhais is situated 1,091.8 km N of Brasília at an altitude of 882 m.
Paraná
25.5350° S, 49.2058° W
882 m
America/Sao_Paulo
204,316
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Brazil
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (25 °C avg high); Wettest: January (209 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 11° | 11° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 209 | 170 | 139 | 70 | 99 | 84 | 89 | 80 | 120 | 147 | 136 | 158 |
Normals: Curitiba (13.5 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 | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of São José dos Pinhais happened in January, October and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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