Is Cosautlán safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Cosautlán safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cosautlán 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.
Cosautlán 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 Cosautlán: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 19.3333° N, 96.9833° W within Veracruz, Cosautlán is situated 225.8 km W of Mexico City at an altitude of 1257 m.
Veracruz
19.3333° N, 96.9833° W
1257 m
America/Mexico_City
16,353
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (25 °C avg high); Wettest: June (183 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 20° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 19° |
| Low °C | 11° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 65 | 84 | 101 | 153 | 170 | 183 | 144 | 138 | 180 | 126 | 82 | 58 |
Normals: Xalapa (23.7 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cosautlán 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
- 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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