Is Balboa Heights safe? Panama travel risk
Is Balboa Heights safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Balboa Heights scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Panama Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Balboa Heights scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Panama (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Balboa Heights: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (62/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Panama travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 8.9500° N, 79.5500° W in Panamá, Balboa Heights maintains a regional distance of 2.9 km NE to Panama City.
Panamá
8.9500° N, 79.5500° W
Lowland
UTC
62,882
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Panama
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (289 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 50 | 26 | 39 | 101 | 207 | 263 | 289 | 274 | 263 | 272 | 174 | 104 |
Normals: Panama City (2.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Panama travel advice & laws.
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