Is San Juan de Limay safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is San Juan de Limay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Juan de Limay 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. 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.
San Juan de Limay 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 San Juan de Limay: 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 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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Estelí territory, San Juan de Limay is established at 13.1667° N, 86.6167° W. It lies 121.2 km SSE relative to Managua. Time zone observed: America/Managua.
Estelí
13.1667° N, 86.6167° W
284 m
America/Managua
13,455
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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of San Juan de Limay happened in March (2 of 4 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: M6.1 on 6 Jan 2022 (148 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 26 Mar 2026 (117 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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