TRC TRAVEL RISK CALCULATOR
Ciudad Serdán score: 58/100 (Elevated) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Ciudad Serdán safe? Mexico travel risk

Is Ciudad Serdán safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Ciudad Serdán scores 58/100 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 Serdán scores 58/100 (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 Serdán: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (60/100) and crime and scams (69/100).

A score of 58 is higher than 80% of the cities we score.

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

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in Puebla (18.9833° N, 97.4500° W), Ciudad Serdán sits 183.7 km WNW from Mexico City at 2548 m elevation.

Region
Puebla
Coordinates
18.9833° N, 97.4500° W
Elevation
2548 m
Time Zone
America/Mexico_City
Population
23,824
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Puebla (77.3 km W).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub El Lencero Airport (JAL) 87.7 km NE
Hospital Care Hospital General de Serdán 0.7 km N
Police Station Policía Estatal 31.1 km SE

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

Most flood events within 100 km of Ciudad Serdán happened in May and July (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

Orizaba 20
39.7 km ESE
Córdoba 15
55.1 km E
Tehuacán 20
58.3 km S
Puebla 70
77.3 km W
Xalapa 22
82.7 km NE
Cholula de Rivadabia 15
90.5 km W

Need custom travel risk intelligence for Ciudad Serdán?

Submit an evaluation request to prioritize municipal scoring.

Launch Calculator
Intelligence records sourced via SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, and USGS/GDACS · Sources · Editorial Policy