Is Arcos de Valdevez safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Arcos de Valdevez safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arcos de Valdevez 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.
Arcos de Valdevez 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 Arcos de Valdevez: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (53/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Viana do Castelo at 41.8500° N, 8.4167° W (elevation 42 m), Arcos de Valdevez lies 354.2 km S of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Viana do Castelo
41.8500° N, 8.4167° W
42 m
Europe/Lisbon
22,847
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Arcos de Valdevez happened in July (8 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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