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Chavinda score: 69/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Chavinda safe? Mexico travel risk

Regional advisory: The US State Department rates Michoacán, where Chavinda is, Level 4: Do Not Travel, higher than Mexico overall (Level 2).

Is Chavinda safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Chavinda scores 69/100 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). The US State Department rates Michoacán, where Chavinda 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.

Chavinda scores 69/100 (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 Chavinda: 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 69 is higher than 89% of the cities we score.

Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 20.0167° N, 102.4500° W within Michoacán, Chavinda is situated 353.2 km E of Mexico City at an altitude of 1572 m.

Region
Michoacán
Coordinates
20.0167° N, 102.4500° W
Elevation
1572 m
Time Zone
America/Mexico_City
Population
10,258
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Guadalajara (118.9 km NW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) 81.3 km SSE
Hospital Care Unidad de Salud 7.9 km W
Police Station Policía Municipal de Jacona 16.1 km ESE
Railway Terminal Estación de Atotonilco el Alto 59.1 km N

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 — — — 2 — — — — — — — —
Tropical Cyclones — — — — — — — — — 1 — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Chavinda happened in April (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

CDC Traveler Health Notices for Mexico

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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Mexico entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Zamora 15
17.8 km ESE
Uruapan 27
77.7 km SSE
Pénjamo 20
88.8 km ENE
Tepatitlán de Morelos 15
94.5 km NNW
Apatzingan de la Constitucion 22
103.7 km S
Tonalá 32
105.5 km NW

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