Is Pedernales safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Pedernales safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pedernales scores 65/100 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.
Pedernales scores 65/100 (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 Pedernales: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (77/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 65 is higher than the scores of 88% 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
Situated in Enriquillo at 18.0333° N, 71.7500° W (elevation 12 m), Pedernales lies 202.2 km ENE of Santo Domingo. Time zone: America/Santo_Domingo.
Enriquillo
18.0333° N, 71.7500° W
12 m
America/Santo_Domingo
13,805
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Dominican Republic)
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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pedernales happened in May, June and August (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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