Is Abangaritos safe? Costa Rica travel risk
Is Abangaritos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Abangaritos scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Costa Rica Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 2 Apr 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. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Chikungunya in Costa Rica (30 Jul 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Abangaritos scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Costa Rica (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Abangaritos: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (71/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Costa Rica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 10.2492° N, 85.0268° W in Puntarenas. The settlement is located 109.5 km ESE from San José.
Puntarenas
10.2492° N, 85.0268° W
Lowland
UTC
18,039
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Costa Rica
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (484 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 11 | 10 | 23 | 70 | 333 | 450 | 366 | 402 | 479 | 484 | 197 | 30 |
Normals: Puntarenas (37.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Costa Rica
- Level 1 - Hepatitis A in Costa Rica (Level 1, 18 Sep 2026)
- Level 2 - Chikungunya in Costa Rica (Level 2, 30 Jul 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
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