Is Abancay safe? Peru travel risk
Is Abancay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Abancay scores 55/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Peru Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Abancay scores 55/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Peru (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Abancay: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and crime and scams (55/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Peru travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 13.6333° S, 72.8833° W place Abancay within Apurímac at an elevation of 2629 meters. Heading to Lima: 483.1 km WNW.
Apurímac
13.6333° S, 72.8833° W
2629 m
America/Lima
72,277
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Peru
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (23 °C avg high); Wettest: January (202 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Low °C | 14° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 202 | 196 | 184 | 104 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 86 | 139 | 186 |
Normals: Abancay (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most drought events within 100 km of Abancay happened in May and November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.7 on 20 Aug 2026 (138 km away) — USGS details
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