Is Flores Costa Cuca safe? Guatemala travel risk
Is Flores Costa Cuca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Flores Costa Cuca scores 69/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Guatemala Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 12 Mar 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Aug 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.
Flores Costa Cuca scores 69/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Guatemala (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Flores Costa Cuca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (70/100) and crime and scams (78/100).
A score of 69 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Guatemala travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 14.6500° N, 91.8167° W in Quetzaltenango, Flores Costa Cuca features an altitude of 316 m. The settlement is located within Guatemala.
Quetzaltenango
14.6500° N, 91.8167° W
316 m
America/Guatemala
24,888
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Guatemala
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (719 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 31 | 63 | 172 | 437 | 567 | 625 | 665 | 719 | 694 | 285 | 82 |
Normals: Coatepeque (7.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Guatemala travel advice & laws.
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