Is San José de Ocoa safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is San José de Ocoa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San José de Ocoa scores 53/100 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.
San José de Ocoa scores 53/100 (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 San José de Ocoa: 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 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Dominican Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 18.5500° N, 70.5000° W in Valdesia, San José de Ocoa features an altitude of 481 m. The settlement is located 64.5 km E from Santo Domingo.
Valdesia
18.5500° N, 70.5000° W
481 m
America/Santo_Domingo
39,451
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: May (163 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 21° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 37 | 41 | 55 | 76 | 163 | 118 | 74 | 104 | 152 | 134 | 60 | 40 |
Normals: San Cristóbal (41.4 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 San José de Ocoa happened in April (3 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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