Is Hermosillo safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Hermosillo safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Hermosillo scores 64/100 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 16 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). The US State Department rates Sonora, where Hermosillo 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.
Hermosillo scores 64/100 (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 Hermosillo: 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 64 is higher than 87% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Hermosillo belongs to Sonora (Mexico), centered at coordinates 29.0989° N, 110.9542° W (202 m above sea level). Distance to Mexico City is 1,607.8 km towards the SE.
Sonora
29.0989° N, 110.9542° W
202 m
America/Hermosillo
855,563
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Mexico
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (40 °C avg high); Wettest: August (64 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 26° | 29° | 32° | 36° | 40° | 39° | 37° | 37° | 34° | 28° | 24° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 21 |
Normals: Hermosillo (0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Hermosillo happened in April (1 of 1 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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