Is San Joaquín safe? Chile travel risk
Is San Joaquín safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Joaquín 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 Joaquín 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 Joaquín: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (65/100).
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.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 33.4792° S, 70.6413° W place San Joaquín within Región Metropolitana. Heading to Santiago: 4.7 km N.
Región Metropolitana
33.4792° S, 70.6413° W
Lowland
UTC
94,492
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Chile
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (28 °C avg high); Wettest: June (112 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 15° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 27° |
| Low °C | 17° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 54 | 112 | 105 | 64 | 55 | 36 | 13 | 3 |
Normals: Santiago (4.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Chile travel advice & laws.
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