Is Linstead safe? Jamaica travel risk
Is Linstead safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Linstead scores 63/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Jamaica Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 23 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Linstead scores 63/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Jamaica (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Linstead: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (95/100) and security (60/100).
A score of 63 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Jamaica travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 18.1368° N, 77.0317° W within Saint Catherine, Linstead is situated 31.2 km SE of Kingston at an altitude of 119 m.
Saint Catherine
18.1368° N, 77.0317° W
119 m
America/Jamaica
22,757
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Jamaica)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (126 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 34 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 74 | 84 | 64 | 83 | 118 | 126 | 87 | 52 |
Normals: Kingston (31.2 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 | 2 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Linstead happened in November (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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