Is Puñal safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is Puñal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puñal 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.
Puñal 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 Puñal: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 19.4000° N, 70.6167° W in Cibao Norte. The settlement is located 127.8 km SE from Santo Domingo.
Cibao Norte
19.4000° N, 70.6167° W
Lowland
UTC
46,516
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 (9.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Dominican Republic travel advice & laws.
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