Is Castries safe? Saint Lucia travel risk
Is Castries safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Castries scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Saint Lucia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 10 Jul 2026); 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.
Castries scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Saint Lucia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Castries: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (90/100) and security (45/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Saint Lucia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 14.0108° N, 60.9894° W in Castries, Castries features an altitude of 119 m. The settlement is located within Saint Lucia.
Castries
14.0108° N, 60.9894° W
119 m
America/St_Lucia
70,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Saint Lucia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: September (128 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 34 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 66 | 79 | 99 | 128 | 119 | 84 | 56 |
Normals: Castries (0 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 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Castries happened in June, July and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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