Is Gavá safe? Spain travel risk
Is Gavá safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gavá scores 27/100 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.
Gavá scores 27/100 (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 Gavá: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (34/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Catalonia at 41.3072° N, 2.0039° E (elevation 22 m), Gavá lies 490.0 km W of Madrid. Time zone: Europe/Madrid.
Catalonia
41.3072° N, 2.0039° E
22 m
Europe/Madrid
48,007
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Spain
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: October (88 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 16° | 13° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 40 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 57 | 42 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 88 | 59 | 32 |
Normals: Barcelona (16.6 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 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gavá happened in April, July and August (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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