Is Cayambe safe? Ecuador travel risk
Is Cayambe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cayambe scores 68/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ecuador Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cayambe scores 68/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ecuador (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cayambe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (68/100) and crime and scams (94/100).
A score of 68 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ecuador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Pichincha (0.0439° N, 78.1561° W), Cayambe sits 49.3 km SW from Quito at 2911 m elevation.
Pichincha
0.0439° N, 78.1561° W
2911 m
America/Guayaquil
44,559
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Ecuador
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (18 °C avg high); Wettest: April (382 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 16° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 257 | 285 | 317 | 382 | 207 | 69 | 33 | 37 | 113 | 311 | 297 | 291 |
Normals: Quito (49.3 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 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cayambe happened in January and May (4 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 25 Jul 2022 (79 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 31 Jan 2025 (101 km away) — USGS details
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