Is Nuevo Arraiján safe? Panama travel risk
Is Nuevo Arraiján safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nuevo Arraiján 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.
Nuevo Arraiján 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 Nuevo Arraiján: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Nuevo Arraiján belongs to Panamá Oeste (Panama), centered at coordinates 8.9200° N, 79.7200° W (14 m above sea level). Distance to Panama City is 21.1 km towards the ENE.
Panamá Oeste
8.9200° N, 79.7200° W
14 m
America/Panama
26,298
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (21.1 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 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nuevo Arraiján happened in October (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Panama travel advice & laws.
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