Is Benalmádena safe? Spain travel risk
Is Benalmádena safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Benalmádena scores 29/100 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.
Benalmádena scores 29/100 (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 Benalmádena: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (41/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Benalmádena belongs to Andalusia (Spain), centered at coordinates 36.6000° N, 4.5167° W (240 m above sea level). Distance to Madrid is 430.3 km towards the N.
Andalusia
36.6000° N, 4.5167° W
240 m
Europe/Madrid
77,654
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Spain
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: November (77 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 18° | 15° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 62 | 64 | 53 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 77 | 71 |
Normals: Málaga (15.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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