Is El Castillo de La Concepción safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is El Castillo de La Concepción safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Castillo de La Concepción scores 58/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Nicaragua Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 14 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Chikungunya in Nicaragua (3 Sep 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
El Castillo de La Concepción 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 Nicaragua (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to El Castillo de La Concepción: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and crime and scams (61/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nicaragua travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Río San Juan at 11.0333° N, 84.4667° W (elevation 40 m), El Castillo de La Concepción lies 229.9 km WNW of Managua. Time zone: America/Managua.
Río San Juan
11.0333° N, 84.4667° W
40 m
America/Managua
19,864
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Nicaragua
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (29 °C avg high); Wettest: July (339 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 183 | 109 | 73 | 96 | 222 | 306 | 339 | 325 | 306 | 320 | 303 | 296 |
Normals: San Marcos (46.2 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Volcanoes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Castillo de La Concepción happened in June and July (4 of 9 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: M5.5 on 17 Apr 2024 (95 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Nicaragua
- Level 2 - Chikungunya in Nicaragua (Level 2, 3 Sep 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
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