Is Ciudad de Melilla safe? Spain travel risk
Is Ciudad de Melilla safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ciudad de Melilla 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.
Ciudad de Melilla 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 Ciudad de Melilla: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (42/100).
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
Positioned at 35.2922° N, 2.9408° W in Melilla. The settlement is located 573.7 km N from Madrid.
Melilla
35.2922° N, 2.9408° W
Lowland
UTC
85,985
Emergency & Aviation Access
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: January (50 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 17° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° | 18° |
| Low °C | 10° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 17° | 14° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 50 | 42 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 45 |
Normals: Beni Enzar (2.9 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 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ciudad de Melilla happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 20 May 2022 (55 km away) — USGS details
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Questions travellers ask about Ciudad de Melilla
Is Ciudad de Melilla safe to visit?
Ciudad de Melilla currently scores 31/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). It already includes the current US State Department advisory for Spain (Level 2 of 4). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — Ciudad de Melilla · Methodology
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