Is Licey al Medio safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Licey al Medio safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Licey al Medio scores 50/100 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.
Licey al Medio scores 50/100 (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 Licey al Medio: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (75/100) and security (44/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Cibao Norte (19.4300° N, 70.6200° W), Licey al Medio sits 130.7 km SE from Santo Domingo at 199 m elevation.
Cibao Norte
19.4300° N, 70.6200° W
199 m
America/Santo_Domingo
25,539
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Dominican Republic)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: May (122 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 33° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 19° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 39 | 38 | 49 | 71 | 122 | 56 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 118 | 56 | 45 |
Normals: Santiago (7.8 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Licey al Medio happened in April (4 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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