Is Guantánamo safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Guantánamo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Guantánamo scores 52/100 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.
Guantánamo 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 Cuba (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Guantánamo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cuba travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 20.1383° N, 75.2061° W in Guantánamo, Guantánamo maintains a regional distance of 810.8 km WNW to Havana.
Guantánamo
20.1383° N, 75.2061° W
56 m
America/Havana
228,436
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Cuba
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 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Guantánamo happened in April, September, October and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.8 on 17 Mar 2026 (88 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cuba travel advice & laws.
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