Is El Jicaral safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is El Jicaral safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Jicaral scores 59/100 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. GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event 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 Jicaral scores 59/100 (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 Jicaral: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nicaragua travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 12.7333° N, 86.3833° W place El Jicaral within León at an elevation of 122 meters. Heading to Managua: 67.9 km SSE.
León
12.7333° N, 86.3833° W
122 m
America/Managua
10,326
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Nicaragua
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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Jicaral happened in September (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 21 Apr 2022 (145 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 26 Mar 2026 (65 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).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Nicaragua travel advice & laws.
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