Is El Realejo safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is El Realejo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Realejo 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. 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 Realejo 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 Realejo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and natural hazards (72/100). 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 12.5333° N, 87.1667° W in Chinandega, El Realejo features an altitude of 11 m. The settlement is located 108.8 km ESE from Managua.
Chinandega
12.5333° N, 87.1667° W
11 m
America/Managua
8,834
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Nicaragua
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (35 °C avg high); Wettest: September (379 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 33° | 34° | 35° | 35° | 32° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 32° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 214 | 249 | 186 | 253 | 379 | 330 | 105 | 6 |
Normals: León (32.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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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