Is Pointe-à-Pitre safe? Guadeloupe travel risk
Is Pointe-à-Pitre safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pointe-à-Pitre scores 29/100 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.
Pointe-à-Pitre scores 29/100 (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 Pointe-à-Pitre: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (52/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guadeloupe travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Guadeloupe at 16.2411° N, 61.5331° W, Pointe-à-Pitre lies 31.6 km SW of Basse-Terre. Time zone: America/Guadeloupe.
Guadeloupe
16.2411° N, 61.5331° W
Lowland
America/Guadeloupe
250,952
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pointe-à-Pitre 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)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 20 Jan 2023 (67 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 16 May 2026 (134 km away) — USGS details
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