Is Cananea safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Cananea safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Cananea scores 66/100 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 16 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Sonora, where Cananea is, Level 3: Reconsider 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.
Cananea scores 66/100 (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 Cananea: 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 66 is higher than 88% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 30.9819° N, 110.3006° W in Sonora, Cananea maintains a regional distance of 1,704.0 km SE to Mexico City.
Sonora
30.9819° N, 110.3006° W
1601 m
America/Hermosillo
38,113
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (120 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 14° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 32° | 30° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 14° |
| Low °C | 2° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Rain mm | 18 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 108 | 120 | 37 | 10 | 19 | 37 |
Normals: Cananea (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Cananea happened in June (3 of 4 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).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Mexico travel advice & laws.
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