Is Ciudad del Este safe? Paraguay travel risk
Is Ciudad del Este safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ciudad del Este scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Paraguay Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 19 Aug 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. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ciudad del Este scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Paraguay (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ciudad del Este: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (50/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Paraguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Ciudad del Este belongs to Alto Paraná (Paraguay), centered at coordinates 25.5167° S, 54.6161° W (197 m above sea level). Distance to Asunción is 305.1 km towards the W.
Alto Paraná
25.5167° S, 54.6161° W
197 m
America/Asuncion
308,983
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Paraguay)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (31 °C avg high); Wettest: January (186 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 186 | 146 | 139 | 125 | 177 | 137 | 123 | 112 | 138 | 165 | 180 | 166 |
Normals: Puerto Iguazú (10.5 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 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ciudad del Este happened in October (2 of 3 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 Paraguay travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Paraguay entry requirements.
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Questions travellers ask about Ciudad del Este
Is Ciudad del Este safe?
Ciudad del Este currently scores 42/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). It already includes the current US State Department advisory for Paraguay (Level 1 of 4). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — Ciudad del Este · Methodology
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