Is Los Alcarrizos safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Los Alcarrizos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Los Alcarrizos scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Los Alcarrizos scores 49/100 (Moderate). 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 Los Alcarrizos: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Los Alcarrizos belongs to Ozama (Dominican Republic), centered at coordinates 18.5167° N, 70.0167° W. Distance to Santo Domingo is 13.8 km towards the ESE.
Ozama
18.5167° N, 70.0167° W
Lowland
UTC
272,776
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Dominican Republic
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: May (141 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 34 | 31 | 45 | 73 | 141 | 103 | 85 | 114 | 140 | 130 | 65 | 44 |
Normals: Santo Domingo (13.8 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 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Los Alcarrizos happened in April (3 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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