Is Buena Vista Tomatlán safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Buena Vista Tomatlán safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Buena Vista Tomatlán scores 72/100 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). The US State Department rates Michoacán, where Buena Vista Tomatlán is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher 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.
Buena Vista Tomatlán scores 72/100 (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 Buena Vista Tomatlán: 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 72 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 19.2102° N, 102.5869° W in Michoacán, Buena Vista Tomatlán features an altitude of 469 m. The settlement is located 363.2 km E from Mexico City.
Michoacán
19.2102° N, 102.5869° W
469 m
America/Mexico_City
47,498
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (37 °C avg high); Wettest: September (183 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 33° | 36° | 37° | 36° | 33° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° |
| Low °C | 17° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 22° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 19° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 127 | 120 | 128 | 183 | 67 | 14 | 3 |
Normals: Apatzingan de la Constitucion (28.2 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 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Buena Vista Tomatlán happened in April (4 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 19 Sep 2022 (93 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.2 on 12 Jan 2025 (113 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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