Is Pontevedra safe? Spain travel risk
Is Pontevedra safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pontevedra 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.
Pontevedra 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 Pontevedra: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
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
In the Galicia territory, Pontevedra is established at 42.4333° N, 8.6333° W. It lies 468.1 km ESE relative to Madrid. Time zone observed: Europe/Madrid.
Galicia
42.4333° N, 8.6333° W
29 m
Europe/Madrid
83,077
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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pontevedra happened in November (3 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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