Is Monte Plata safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Monte Plata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Monte Plata 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.
Monte Plata 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 Monte Plata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (72/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 18.8100° N, 69.7900° W place Monte Plata within Higuamo at an elevation of 55 meters. Heading to Santo Domingo: 38.7 km SSW.
Higuamo
18.8100° N, 69.7900° W
55 m
America/Santo_Domingo
37,614
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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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 (38.7 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 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Monte Plata happened in April (4 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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