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Cártama score: 29/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Cártama safe? Spain travel risk

Is Cártama safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Cártama 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.

Cártama 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 Cártama: 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

Cártama belongs to Andalusia (Spain), centered at coordinates 36.7114° N, 4.6306° W (89 m above sea level). Distance to Madrid is 419.8 km towards the N.

Region
Andalusia
Coordinates
36.7114° N, 4.6306° W
Elevation
89 m
Time Zone
Europe/Madrid
Population
28,934
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Málaga (18.8 km E).

Emergency & Aviation Access

Aviation Hub Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP) 12.4 km ESE
Hospital Care Policlinica Lacibis Cartama 3.2 km NNE
Police Station Policía Local 0.4 km NE
Railway Terminal Cártama 3.2 km NE

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 (18.8 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 1 — — — — — — — 1
Wildfires — — — — — 1 — — 2 — — —
Droughts — — — — — — — — — 1 — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Cártama happened in March, April and December (3 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Spain travel advice & laws.

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Evaluated Destinations in this Region

Alhaurín el Grande 10
9.9 km SSW
Coín 10
11.7 km WSW
Torremolinos 10
15.3 km SE
Málaga 63
18.8 km E
Fuengirola 10
18.9 km S
Marbella 20
31.3 km SW

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Data compiled from SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, and USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy