Is Güira de Melena safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Güira de Melena safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Güira de Melena 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.
Güira de Melena 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 Güira de Melena: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 22.8019° N, 82.5047° W in Artemisa, Güira de Melena maintains a regional distance of 40.1 km NNE to Havana.
Artemisa
22.8019° N, 82.5047° W
21 m
America/Havana
37,838
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (40.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cuba travel advice & laws.
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