Is Macul safe? Chile travel risk
Is Macul safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Macul scores 46/100 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.
Macul scores 46/100 (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 Macul: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (63/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Chile travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 32.6583° S, 70.6000° W in Región Metropolitana, Macul maintains a regional distance of 86.7 km S to Santiago.
Región Metropolitana
32.6583° S, 70.6000° W
Lowland
UTC
116,534
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Chile)
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (28 °C avg high); Wettest: June (99 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 27° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 24° | 27° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 99 | 97 | 56 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 5 |
Normals: Los Andes (19.5 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 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Macul happened in February and December (8 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 31 May 2026 (122 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Chile travel advice & laws.
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