Is Pilón safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Pilón safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pilón 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.
Pilón 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 Pilón: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Granma (19.9053° N, 77.3208° W), Pilón sits 632.9 km NW from Havana at 12 m elevation.
Granma
19.9053° N, 77.3208° W
12 m
America/Havana
28,752
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Pilón happened in November (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.8 on 10 Nov 2024 (31 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.9 on 23 Dec 2024 (73 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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