Is Puerto Pimentel safe? Peru travel risk
Is Puerto Pimentel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Puerto Pimentel scores 56/100 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.
Puerto Pimentel scores 56/100 (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 Puerto Pimentel: 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 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Peru travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Lambayeque (6.8367° S, 79.9342° W), Puerto Pimentel sits 662.0 km SSE from Lima at lowland elevation.
Lambayeque
6.8367° S, 79.9342° W
Lowland
UTC
15,552
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Peru
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (30 °C avg high); Wettest: March (72 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 27° |
| Low °C | 21° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 26 | 45 | 72 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Normals: Chiclayo (13.5 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Puerto Pimentel happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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