Is Barahona safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Barahona safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barahona scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Dominican Republic Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 12 Jun 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barahona 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 Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barahona: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Barahona belongs to Enriquillo (Dominican Republic), centered at coordinates 18.2079° N, 71.0996° W. Distance to Santo Domingo is 130.8 km towards the ENE.
Enriquillo
18.2079° N, 71.0996° W
Lowland
UTC
83,619
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Barahona happened in February (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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