Is Coronel safe? Chile travel risk
Is Coronel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Coronel scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Chile Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Coronel scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Chile (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Coronel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (70/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Biobío (37.0167° S, 73.2167° W), Coronel sits 461.2 km NNE from Santiago at 11 m elevation.
Biobío
37.0167° S, 73.2167° W
11 m
America/Santiago
116,262
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Chile
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (190 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| Low °C | 14° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 7° | 7° | 8° | 9° | 10° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 11 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 128 | 190 | 155 | 99 | 58 | 37 | 24 | 8 |
Normals: Concepción (25.6 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 4 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Coronel happened in February (18 of 25 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.2 on 13 Nov 2022 (64 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 10 May 2026 (80 km away) — USGS details
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