Is Guaynabo safe? Puerto Rico travel risk
Is Guaynabo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Guaynabo scores 41/100 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.
Guaynabo scores 41/100 (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 Guaynabo: 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 41 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Puerto Rico territory, Guaynabo is established at 18.3832° N, 66.1134° W. It lies 5.8 km ENE relative to San Juan. Time zone observed: America/Puerto_Rico.
Puerto Rico
18.3832° N, 66.1134° W
47 m
America/Puerto_Rico
70,087
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (5.8 km away).
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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Guaynabo happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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