Is Nueva Concepción safe? Guatemala travel risk
Is Nueva Concepción safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nueva Concepción scores 70/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nueva Concepción scores 70/100 (Extreme). 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 Nueva Concepción: 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 70 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 14.1997° N, 91.2997° W in Escuintla, Nueva Concepción maintains a regional distance of the capital.
Escuintla
14.1997° N, 91.2997° W
58 m
America/Guatemala
82,216
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Guatemala)
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (31 °C avg high); Wettest: September (592 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 17 | 56 | 190 | 383 | 440 | 388 | 429 | 592 | 481 | 167 | 45 |
Normals: Chicacao (37.1 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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Guatemala entry requirements.
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