Is Kusapín safe? Panama travel risk
Is Kusapín safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kusapín scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kusapín scores 51/100 (Elevated). 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 Kusapín: 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 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Panama travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Kusapín belongs to Ngäbe-Buglé (Panama), centered at coordinates 9.1800° N, 81.8900° W (3 m above sea level). Distance to Panama City is 259.7 km towards the E.
Ngäbe-Buglé
9.1800° N, 81.8900° W
3 m
America/Panama
33,121
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: May (28 °C avg high); Wettest: July (309 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 176 | 132 | 115 | 156 | 208 | 224 | 309 | 262 | 207 | 249 | 260 | 257 |
Normals: Bocas del Toro (43 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kusapín happened in October (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 22 Jul 2024 (147 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 22 Jul 2024 (143 km away) — USGS details
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