Is Funchal safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Funchal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Funchal scores 22/100 on our travel risk index (Low). 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.
Funchal scores 22/100 (Low). 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 Funchal: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (24/100) and natural hazards (37/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 32.6500° N, 16.9167° W in Madeira, Funchal features an altitude of 280 m. The settlement is located 973.2 km NE from Lisbon.
Madeira
32.6500° N, 16.9167° W
280 m
Atlantic/Madeira
105,795
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Funchal happened in June and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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