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Castro Daire score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Castro Daire safe? Portugal travel risk

Is Castro Daire safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Castro Daire 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.

Castro Daire 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 Castro Daire: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.

Territorial & Position Context

Coordinates 40.9000° N, 7.9333° W place Castro Daire within Viseu at an elevation of 571 meters. Heading to Lisbon: 264.0 km SSW.

Region
Viseu
Coordinates
40.9000° N, 7.9333° W
Elevation
571 m
Time Zone
Europe/Lisbon
Population
15,339
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Porto (63.2 km WNW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport) (VSE) 19.8 km S
Hospital Care Centro de Saúde de Vila Nova de Paiva 18.2 km ESE
Police Station GNR - Posto Territorial de Castro Daire 0.9 km ESE
Railway Terminal Aregos 23.8 km NNW

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 1 — 1 1 — 1 — — 2 1 2 —
Wildfires — — — — — — 5 8 10 — — —

Most wildfire events within 100 km of Castro Daire happened in September (10 of 23 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

Viseu 10
27.0 km S
Amarante 10
43.3 km NNW
Valongo 15
57.0 km WNW
Gondomar 20
57.5 km WNW
Vila Nova de Gaia 20
62.9 km WNW
Porto 62
63.2 km WNW

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