Is Loulé safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Loulé safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Loulé scores 27/100 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.
Loulé scores 27/100 (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 Loulé: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (41/100) and security (24/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Portugal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Faro at 37.1440° N, 8.0235° W (elevation 186 m), Loulé lies 199.7 km NNW of Lisbon. Time zone: Europe/Lisbon.
Faro
37.1440° N, 8.0235° W
186 m
Europe/Lisbon
70,622
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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