Is San Felipe safe? Chile travel risk
Is San Felipe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Felipe 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.
San Felipe 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 San Felipe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (64/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 32.7500° S, 70.7239° W in Valparaíso, San Felipe features an altitude of 654 m. The settlement is located 76.7 km S from Santiago.
Valparaíso
32.7500° S, 70.7239° W
654 m
America/Santiago
64,120
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 (13.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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