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Amarante score: 27/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Amarante safe? Portugal travel risk

Is Amarante safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Amarante scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Portugal Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 23 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Amarante scores 27/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Portugal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Amarante: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (55/100) and security (24/100).

A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 41.2728° N, 8.0825° W place Amarante within Porto at an elevation of 96 meters. Heading to Lisbon: 298.5 km SSW.

Region
Porto
Coordinates
41.2728° N, 8.0825° W
Elevation
96 m
Time Zone
Europe/Lisbon
Population
56,264
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Porto (46.3 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Vila Real Airport (VRL) 30.3 km E
Hospital Care Antigo Hospital de São Gonçalo 0.3 km E
Police Station GNR - Destacamento Territorial de Amarante 0.4 km NE
Railway Terminal Livração 8.7 km SW

Adjacent Localities in Portugal

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 — — 2 1 2 —
Wildfires — — — — — — 7 5 10 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Amarante happened in September (10 of 22 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 Portugal travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Portugal entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Guimarães 15
25.9 km NW
Aves 15
29.4 km WNW
Valongo 15
36.3 km WSW
Famalicão 15
39.9 km WNW
Gondomar 20
40.1 km WSW
Braga 15
41.8 km NW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy