Is Ciudad General Escobedo safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Ciudad General Escobedo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ciudad General Escobedo scores 67/100 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). 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.
Ciudad General Escobedo scores 67/100 (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 Ciudad General Escobedo: 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 67 is higher than the scores of 89% 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 Nuevo León territory, Ciudad General Escobedo is established at 25.7933° N, 100.1583° W. It lies 715.0 km S relative to Mexico City. Time zone observed: America/Monterrey.
Nuevo León
25.7933° N, 100.1583° W
499 m
America/Monterrey
454,967
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: September (90 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 21° | 27° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 33° | 29° | 27° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 43 | 38 | 34 | 51 | 64 | 32 | 26 | 38 | 90 | 59 | 46 | 29 |
Normals: Monterrey (20.1 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ciudad General Escobedo happened in May (2 of 2 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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