Is San Pedro de Macorís safe? Dominican Republic travel risk
Is San Pedro de Macorís safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Pedro de Macorís 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.
San Pedro de Macorís 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 San Pedro de Macorís: 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 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Higuamo (18.4572° N, 69.3061° W), San Pedro de Macorís sits 62.0 km W from Santo Domingo at 6 m elevation.
Higuamo
18.4572° N, 69.3061° W
6 m
America/Santo_Domingo
195,307
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Dominican Republic
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: September (157 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 26 | 23 | 30 | 50 | 121 | 95 | 64 | 100 | 157 | 156 | 62 | 33 |
Normals: Boca Chica (31.7 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Pedro de Macorís happened in April and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 5 Aug 2025 (109 km away) — USGS details
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