Is Pinar del Río safe? Cuba travel risk
Is Pinar del Río safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pinar del Río scores 54/100 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.
Pinar del Río scores 54/100 (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 Pinar del Río: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and natural hazards (50/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cuba travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 22.4122° N, 83.6719° W within Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río is situated 156.9 km ENE of Havana at an altitude of 55 m.
Pinar del Río
22.4122° N, 83.6719° W
55 m
America/Havana
188,614
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Pinar del Río happened in April (4 of 4 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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