Is Port Antonio safe? Jamaica travel risk
Is Port Antonio safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Port Antonio scores 62/100 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.
Port Antonio scores 62/100 (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 Port Antonio: 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 62 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
Coordinates 18.1757° N, 76.4503° W place Port Antonio within Portland at an elevation of 2 meters. Heading to Kingston: 42.8 km WSW.
Portland
18.1757° N, 76.4503° W
2 m
America/Jamaica
14,816
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 (42.8 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 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Port Antonio happened in September and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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