Is Greytown safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is Greytown safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Greytown scores 55/100 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.
Greytown scores 55/100 (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 Greytown: 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 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Nicaragua travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Río San Juan (10.9167° N, 83.7000° W), Greytown sits 309.3 km WNW from Managua at 6 m elevation.
Río San Juan
10.9167° N, 83.7000° W
6 m
America/Managua
1,307
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Volcanoes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Greytown happened in July (3 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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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