Is Barcelos safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Barcelos safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barcelos scores 26/100 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.
Barcelos scores 26/100 (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 Barcelos: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (51/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Braga at 41.5333° N, 8.6167° W (elevation 36 m), Barcelos lies 316.8 km S of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Braga
41.5333° N, 8.6167° W
36 m
Europe/Lisbon
116,752
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 (42.7 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Barcelos happened in September (8 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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