Is Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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). 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.
Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa scores 58/100 (Elevated). 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 Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (69/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% 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 Oaxaca at 18.5333° N, 96.6000° W (elevation 162 m), Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa lies 284.5 km WNW of Mexico City. Time zone: America/Mexico_City.
Oaxaca
18.5333° N, 96.6000° W
162 m
America/Mexico_City
42,347
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (31 °C avg high); Wettest: September (349 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° |
| Low °C | 18° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 38 | 37 | 37 | 76 | 143 | 302 | 285 | 293 | 349 | 159 | 93 | 52 |
Normals: Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa happened in May and July (2 of 2 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: M5.7 on 3 Mar 2022 (131 km away) — USGS details
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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