Is La Ceiba safe? Honduras travel risk
Is La Ceiba safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
La Ceiba scores 72/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Honduras Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 25 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
La Ceiba scores 72/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Honduras (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to La Ceiba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (75/100) and crime and scams (85/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 72 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Honduras travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 15.7833° N, 86.7918° W in Atlántida, La Ceiba features an altitude of 4 m. The settlement is located 191.7 km SSW from Tegucigalpa.
Atlántida
15.7833° N, 86.7918° W
4 m
America/Tegucigalpa
197,267
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Honduras)
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 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of La Ceiba happened in March (10 of 15 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 8 Feb 2023 (132 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Honduras travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Honduras entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Questions travellers ask about La Ceiba
Is La Ceiba Honduras safe?
La Ceiba currently scores 72/100 on our composite travel risk index (extreme risk; lower is safer). It already includes the current US State Department advisory for Honduras (Level 3 of 4). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — La Ceiba · Methodology
How bad is crime in La Ceiba?
Our crime score for the Honduras country baseline (no city-level score yet) is 45/100 (moderate).
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — La Ceiba
Request detailed assessment for La Ceiba
Prioritizes this destination in our editorial evaluation pipeline.
Launch Calculator