Is Lagos de Moreno safe? Mexico travel risk
Is Lagos de Moreno safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lagos de Moreno scores 71/100 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 Jalisco, where Lagos de Moreno 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.
Lagos de Moreno scores 71/100 (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 Lagos de Moreno: 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 71 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mexico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Jalisco at 21.3500° N, 101.9167° W (elevation 1910 m), Lagos de Moreno lies 360.0 km SE of Mexico City. Time zone: America/Mexico_City.
Jalisco
21.3500° N, 101.9167° W
1910 m
America/Mexico_City
172,402
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 (35.5 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 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Lagos de Moreno happened in October (2 of 3 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).
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