Is Río Hondo safe? Guatemala travel risk
Is Río Hondo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Río Hondo scores 68/100 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.
Río Hondo 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 Guatemala (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Río Hondo: 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 68 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Río Hondo belongs to Zacapa (Guatemala), centered at coordinates 15.0464° N, 89.5847° W (192 m above sea level). Distance to the capital is cataloged regionally.
Zacapa
15.0464° N, 89.5847° W
192 m
America/Guatemala
23,384
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Guatemala
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (32 °C avg high); Wettest: September (221 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 28° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 26° |
| Low °C | 19° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 16 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 108 | 211 | 180 | 172 | 221 | 114 | 51 | 28 |
Normals: Chiquimula (29.8 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 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Río Hondo happened in June (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
5 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 17 May 2023 (131 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 29 Jul 2025 (113 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Guatemala travel advice & laws.
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