Is Jacmel safe? Haiti travel risk
Is Jacmel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Jacmel scores 78/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Haiti Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 10 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 10 Dec 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Diphtheria in Haiti (25 Jun 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Jacmel scores 78/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Haiti (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Jacmel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (90/100) and crime and scams (91/100).
A score of 78 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Haiti travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Sud-Est territory, Jacmel is established at 18.2350° N, 72.5370° W. It lies 40.1 km NNE relative to Port-au-Prince. Time zone observed: America/Port-au-Prince.
Sud-Est
18.2350° N, 72.5370° W
29 m
America/Port-au-Prince
137,966
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Haiti
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (34 °C avg high); Wettest: May (343 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 32° | 34° | 34° | 32° | 30° | 31° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 36 | 63 | 70 | 130 | 343 | 196 | 86 | 123 | 246 | 283 | 58 | 29 |
Normals: Port-au-Prince (40.1 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 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Jacmel happened in May, June, August and October (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Haiti
- Level 1 - Diphtheria in Haiti (Level 1, 25 Jun 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Haiti travel advice & laws.
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