Is Arucas safe? Spain travel risk
Is Arucas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Arucas scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Spain Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Aug 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Arucas scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Spain (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Arucas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (30/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Canary Islands territory, Arucas is established at 28.1188° N, 15.5231° W. It lies 1,742.8 km NE relative to Madrid. Time zone observed: Atlantic/Canary.
Canary Islands
28.1188° N, 15.5231° W
280 m
Atlantic/Canary
38,936
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Spain
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (25 °C avg high); Wettest: December (34 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 32 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 34 |
Normals: Las Palmas (8.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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