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

Is Garrucha safe? Spain travel risk

Is Garrucha safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Garrucha 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.

Garrucha 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 Garrucha: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (40/100).

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.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 37.1842° N, 1.8214° W in Andalusia, Garrucha maintains a regional distance of 394.7 km NNW to Madrid.

Region
Andalusia
Coordinates
37.1842° N, 1.8214° W
Elevation
16 m
Time Zone
Europe/Madrid
Population
10,603
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Málaga (236.6 km WSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Almería Airport (LEI) 61.7 km SW
Hospital Care Hospital La Inmaculada 26.4 km NNW
Police Station Policía Municipal 0.5 km S
Railway Terminal Los Tres Amigos 13.1 km W

Adjacent Localities 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 — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Garrucha happened in March, September and October (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.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Spain entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Almería 15
68.6 km SW
Roquetas de Mar 15
84.5 km SW
Cartagena 15
87.3 km ENE
Baza 10
90.0 km WNW
El Ejido 10
99.0 km WSW
Murcia 25
108.0 km NE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy