Is Amatenango de la Frontera safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Amatenango de la Frontera safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Amatenango de la Frontera scores 73/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). 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.
Amatenango de la Frontera scores 73/100 (Extreme). 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 Amatenango de la Frontera: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (79/100).
A score of 73 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 15.5333° N, 92.0833° W in Chiapas, Amatenango de la Frontera maintains a regional distance of 864.1 km WNW to Mexico City.
Chiapas
15.5333° N, 92.0833° W
906 m
America/Mexico_City
31,735
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (370 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 21 | 24 | 26 | 71 | 173 | 344 | 256 | 247 | 370 | 180 | 70 | 19 |
Normals: Cuilco (19.4 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Amatenango de la Frontera happened in May and October (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.3 on 17 Jul 2026 (143 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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