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Calamar score: 69/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Calamar safe? Colombia travel risk

Is Calamar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Calamar scores 69/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Colombia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 31 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Yellow Fever in Colombia (18 Sep 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Calamar scores 69/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Colombia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Calamar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (80/100) and crime and scams (79/100).

A score of 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Colombia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Positioned at 10.2500° N, 74.9158° W in Bolívar, Calamar features an altitude of 8 m. The settlement is located 622.9 km S from Bogotá.

Region
Bolívar
Coordinates
10.2500° N, 74.9158° W
Elevation
8 m
Time Zone
America/Bogota
Population
24,573
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cartagena (66.0 km WNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Rafael Nuñez International Airport (CTG) 68.7 km WNW
Hospital Care Hospital de Calamar 0.7 km NNE

Adjacent Localities in Colombia

Climate by Month

Hottest: March (35 °C avg high); Wettest: October (219 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 33° 35° 35° 33° 31° 31° 32° 32° 31° 30° 30° 31°
Low °C 24° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24°
Rain mm 18 16 37 120 195 154 116 163 210 219 131 44

Normals: Calamar (0 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 2 1 — — 1 — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Calamar happened in June (2 of 6 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Colombia

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Colombia travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Colombia entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Turbaco 15
47.0 km WNW
Arjona 10
47.1 km W
El Carmen de Bolívar 10
63.9 km SSW
Cartagena 60
66.0 km WNW
Malambo 15
69.1 km NNE
Galapa 15
72.0 km N

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy