Is Montego Bay safe? Jamaica travel risk
Is Montego Bay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Montego Bay 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.
Montego Bay 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 Montego Bay: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 18.4667° N, 77.9167° W in Saint James, Montego Bay features an altitude of 12 m. The settlement is located 130.8 km ESE from Kingston.
Saint James
18.4667° N, 77.9167° W
12 m
America/Jamaica
97,890
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Jamaica
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 Montego Bay happened in November (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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