Is Portugalete safe? Spain travel risk
Is Portugalete safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Portugalete 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.
Portugalete 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 Portugalete: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 43.3194° N, 3.0194° W in Basque Country, Portugalete maintains a regional distance of 327.7 km S to Madrid.
Basque Country
43.3194° N, 3.0194° W
49 m
Europe/Madrid
44,766
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Spain
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Spain travel advice & laws.
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