Is Talcahuano safe? Chile travel risk
Is Talcahuano safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Talcahuano 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.
Talcahuano 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 Talcahuano: 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
Charted at coordinates 36.7167° S, 73.1219° W in Biobío, Talcahuano maintains a regional distance of 428.4 km NNE to Santiago.
Biobío
36.7167° S, 73.1219° W
15 m
America/Santiago
161,692
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 (13.9 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Talcahuano happened in February (17 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: M6.3 on 30 Mar 2023 (122 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 10 May 2026 (114 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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