Is Catacaos safe? Peru travel risk
Is Catacaos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Catacaos scores 54/100 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). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Catacaos scores 54/100 (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 Catacaos: 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 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Peru travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Catacaos belongs to Piura (Peru), centered at coordinates 5.2653° S, 80.6750° W (23 m above sea level). Distance to Lima is 854.7 km towards the SSE.
Piura
5.2653° S, 80.6750° W
23 m
America/Lima
75,870
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Peru
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (105 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 33° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 32° |
| Low °C | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 20° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 39 | 68 | 105 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Normals: Piura (8.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Catacaos happened in February (2 of 3 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: M5.8 on 5 Oct 2022 (46 km away) — USGS details
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