Is Hato Mayor safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Hato Mayor safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hato Mayor scores 52/100 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.
Hato Mayor 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 Dominican Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hato Mayor: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% 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
Coordinates 18.7670° N, 69.2670° W place Hato Mayor within Higuamo. Heading to Santo Domingo: 73.5 km WSW.
Higuamo
18.7670° N, 69.2670° W
Lowland
UTC
61,517
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Dominican Republic
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: September (157 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 26 | 23 | 30 | 50 | 121 | 95 | 64 | 100 | 157 | 156 | 62 | 33 |
Normals: Boca Chica (49.9 km away).
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 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Hato Mayor happened in April (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: M5.9 on 25 Feb 2025 (146 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 5 Aug 2025 (120 km away) — USGS details
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