Is Santarém safe? Portugal travel risk
Is Santarém safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Santarém 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.
Santarém 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 Santarém: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (42/100) and health and medical access (41/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Santarém territory, Santarém is established at 39.2333° N, 8.6833° W. It lies 69.8 km SW relative to Lisbon. Time zone observed: Europe/Lisbon.
Santarém
39.2333° N, 8.6833° W
130 m
Europe/Lisbon
62,200
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Santarém happened in November (3 of 9 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.
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