Is Castelo Branco safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Castelo Branco safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Castelo Branco 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.
Castelo Branco 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 Castelo Branco: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (44/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
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
Geographically located in Castelo Branco (39.8228° N, 7.4931° W), Castelo Branco sits 187.6 km SW from Lisbon at 371 m elevation.
Castelo Branco
39.8228° N, 7.4931° W
371 m
Europe/Lisbon
56,109
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Portugal)
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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