Is Gijón safe? Spain travel risk
Is Gijón safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gijón scores 28/100 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.
Gijón scores 28/100 (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 Gijón: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (38/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Gijón belongs to Asturias (Spain), centered at coordinates 43.5333° N, 5.7000° W (22 m above sea level). Distance to Madrid is 383.8 km towards the SSE.
Asturias
43.5333° N, 5.7000° W
22 m
Europe/Madrid
268,561
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gijón happened in August (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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