Is Arouca safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Arouca safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arouca scores 28/100 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.
Arouca scores 28/100 (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 Arouca: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (56/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Aveiro at 40.9289° N, 8.2436° W (elevation 313 m), Arouca lies 257.9 km SSW of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Aveiro
40.9289° N, 8.2436° W
313 m
Europe/Lisbon
22,359
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Portugal)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: November (218 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Low °C | 7° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 162 | 144 | 162 | 123 | 103 | 47 | 17 | 23 | 64 | 129 | 218 | 176 |
Normals: Porto (39.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Portugal travel advice & laws.
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