Is Ourense safe? Spain travel risk
Is Ourense safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ourense scores 32/100 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.
Ourense scores 32/100 (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 Ourense: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Spain travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Ourense belongs to Galicia (Spain), centered at coordinates 42.3364° N, 7.8633° W (146 m above sea level). Distance to Madrid is 407.4 km towards the ESE.
Galicia
42.3364° N, 7.8633° W
146 m
Europe/Madrid
104,891
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ourense happened in July (10 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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