Is Guanajuato safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Guanajuato safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Guanajuato 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 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Guanajuato, where Guanajuato 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.
Guanajuato 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 Guanajuato: 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 the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Guanajuato (21.0178° N, 101.2567° W), Guanajuato sits 283.1 km SE from Mexico City at 2010 m elevation.
Guanajuato
21.0178° N, 101.2567° W
2010 m
America/Mexico_City
194,500
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (126 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 14° | 12° | 11° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 13 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 92 | 126 | 125 | 81 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
Normals: León de los Aldama (45.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Guanajuato happened in June and October (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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