Is Luque safe? Paraguay travel risk
Is Luque safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Luque scores 44/100 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. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Luque scores 44/100 (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 Luque: 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 (50/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Paraguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Central territory, Luque is established at 25.2672° S, 57.4853° W. It lies 16.2 km W relative to Asunción. Time zone observed: UTC.
Central
25.2672° S, 57.4853° W
Lowland
UTC
263,604
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Paraguay
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (32 °C avg high); Wettest: November (181 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 32° | 32° | 30° | 27° | 24° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 21° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 170 | 139 | 133 | 129 | 136 | 95 | 78 | 91 | 114 | 152 | 181 | 164 |
Normals: Asunción (16.2 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Luque happened in March (8 of 14 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.
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