Is San Rafael del Sur safe? Nicaragua travel risk
Is San Rafael del Sur safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Rafael del Sur 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.
San Rafael del Sur 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 Rafael del Sur: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (58/100) and natural hazards (75/100). 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
Found at 11.8500° N, 86.4500° W within Managua, San Rafael del Sur is situated 38.5 km NE of Managua at an altitude of 126 m.
Managua
11.8500° N, 86.4500° W
126 m
America/Managua
42,417
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Nicaragua
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (36 °C avg high); Wettest: September (183 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 33° | 34° | 35° | 36° | 34° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 32° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 109 | 147 | 75 | 101 | 183 | 173 | 41 | 2 |
Normals: Managua (38.5 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of San Rafael del Sur happened in November (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
8 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 21 Apr 2022 (65 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 26 Mar 2026 (34 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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