Is Basse-Terre safe? Guadeloupe travel risk
Is Basse-Terre safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Basse-Terre scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Guadeloupe Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 20 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Basse-Terre scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guadeloupe (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Basse-Terre: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (48/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guadeloupe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 16.0104° N, 61.7055° W in Guadeloupe, Basse-Terre maintains a regional distance of the capital.
Guadeloupe
16.0104° N, 61.7055° W
11 m
America/Guadeloupe
11,472
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Guadeloupe
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 | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Basse-Terre happened in August, September and October (3 of 3 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: M6.1 on 20 Jan 2023 (50 km away) — USGS details
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