Is San Luis safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is San Luis safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Luis scores 48/100 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.
San Luis scores 48/100 (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 San Luis: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and crime and scams (60/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% 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
In the Ozama territory, San Luis is established at 18.5473° N, 69.8019° W. It lies 12.5 km SW relative to Santo Domingo. Time zone observed: UTC.
Ozama
18.5473° N, 69.8019° W
Lowland
UTC
56,933
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (12.5 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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Luis happened in April (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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