Is Arriaga safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Arriaga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arriaga scores 70/100 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.
Arriaga scores 70/100 (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 Arriaga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (79/100).
A score of 70 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Chiapas territory, Arriaga is established at 16.2361° N, 93.8995° W. It lies 658.1 km WNW relative to Mexico City. Time zone observed: America/Mexico_City.
Chiapas
16.2361° N, 93.8995° W
63 m
America/Mexico_City
25,366
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Arriaga happened in May (5 of 9 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: M6.3 on 14 Jul 2023 (149 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.8 on 5 May 2025 (147 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).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mexico travel advice & laws.
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