Is Jiquílpan de Juárez safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Jiquílpan de Juárez safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Jiquílpan de Juárez scores 72/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). 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 Michoacán, where Jiquílpan de Juárez is, Level 4: Do Not 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.
Jiquílpan de Juárez scores 72/100 (Extreme). 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 Jiquílpan de Juárez: 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 72 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 19.5900° N, 102.4300° W in Michoacán, Jiquílpan de Juárez maintains a regional distance of 346.0 km E to Mexico City.
Michoacán
19.5900° N, 102.4300° W
Lowland
UTC
24,662
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Mexico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (28 °C avg high); Wettest: July (376 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 23° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 41 | 29 | 33 | 65 | 156 | 234 | 376 | 339 | 274 | 120 | 66 | 23 |
Normals: Uruapan (42.8 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 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Jiquílpan de Juárez happened in April (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.6 on 19 Sep 2022 (138 km away) — USGS details
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).
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