Is Coimbra safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Coimbra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Coimbra scores 30/100 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.
Coimbra scores 30/100 (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 Coimbra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (51/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Coimbra at 40.2111° N, 8.4289° W (elevation 59 m), Coimbra lies 177.3 km SSW of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Coimbra
40.2111° N, 8.4289° W
59 m
Europe/Lisbon
140,816
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Coimbra happened in August and September (12 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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