Is Benahavís safe? Spain travel risk
Is Benahavís safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Benahavís scores 31/100 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.
Benahavís scores 31/100 (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 Benahavís: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 36.5190° N, 5.0454° W place Benahavís within Andalusia at an elevation of 189 meters. Heading to Madrid: 448.9 km NNE.
Andalusia
36.5190° N, 5.0454° W
189 m
Europe/Madrid
9,077
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Spain
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 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Benahavís happened in January, March and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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