Is Acanceh safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Acanceh safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Acanceh scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mexico Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Yucatán, where Acanceh is, Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions, lower than Mexico overall (Level 2). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 1, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (23 Dec 2025). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Acanceh scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mexico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Acanceh: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Yucatán at 20.8133° N, 89.4524° W (elevation 14 m), Acanceh lies 1,022.2 km W of Mexico City. Time zone: America/Merida.
Yucatán
20.8133° N, 89.4524° W
14 m
America/Merida
10,968
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (36 °C avg high); Wettest: September (132 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 33° | 35° | 36° | 35° | 34° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 23 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 118 | 99 | 112 | 132 | 77 | 44 | 28 |
Normals: Mérida (24.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Acanceh happened in March (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico
- Level 1 - Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Mexico (Level 1, 23 Dec 2025)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
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