Is Idanha-a-Nova safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Idanha-a-Nova safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Idanha-a-Nova scores 29/100 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.
Idanha-a-Nova scores 29/100 (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 Idanha-a-Nova: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (46/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Idanha-a-Nova belongs to Castelo Branco (Portugal), centered at coordinates 39.9197° N, 7.2367° W (387 m above sea level). Distance to Lisbon is 211.3 km towards the SW.
Castelo Branco
39.9197° N, 7.2367° W
387 m
Europe/Lisbon
9,716
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Idanha-a-Nova happened in August (6 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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