Is Caguas safe? Puerto Rico travel risk
Is Caguas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Caguas scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for Puerto Rico. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Caguas scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Puerto Rico (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Caguas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (67/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Puerto Rico travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Puerto Rico at 18.2319° N, 66.0388° W (elevation 65 m), Caguas lies 18.7 km N of San Juan. Time zone: America/Puerto_Rico.
Puerto Rico
18.2319° N, 66.0388° W
65 m
America/Puerto_Rico
72,862
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Puerto Rico)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (154 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 22° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 53 | 42 | 58 | 92 | 145 | 100 | 100 | 135 | 151 | 154 | 121 | 85 |
Normals: San Juan (18.7 km away).
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 Puerto Rico travel advice & laws.
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