Is Figueras safe? Spain travel risk
Is Figueras safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Figueras 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.
Figueras 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 Figueras: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (47/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Catalonia territory, Figueras is established at 42.2667° N, 2.9650° E. It lies 593.3 km WSW relative to Madrid. Time zone observed: UTC.
Catalonia
42.2667° N, 2.9650° E
Lowland
UTC
48,875
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: August (29 °C avg high); Wettest: October (129 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 61 | 60 | 77 | 104 | 113 | 96 | 61 | 69 | 85 | 129 | 81 | 45 |
Normals: Girona (33.6 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 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Figueras happened in August (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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