Is Batabanó safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Batabanó safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Batabanó scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cuba Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 May 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the whole country (updated 25 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Batabanó scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cuba (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Batabanó: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and crime and scams (41/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cuba travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Mayabeque territory, Batabanó is established at 22.7167° N, 82.2833° W. It lies 47.3 km N relative to Havana. Time zone observed: America/Havana.
Mayabeque
22.7167° N, 82.2833° W
10 m
America/Havana
25,664
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Cuba
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: June (183 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 30 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 99 | 183 | 100 | 114 | 160 | 115 | 54 | 32 |
Normals: Havana (47.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Batabanó happened in February (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cuba travel advice & laws.
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