Is Gasparillo safe? Trinidad and Tobago travel risk
Is Gasparillo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gasparillo scores 60/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Trinidad and Tobago Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 13 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gasparillo scores 60/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Trinidad and Tobago (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gasparillo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (91/100) and security (60/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Trinidad and Tobago travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Gasparillo belongs to Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo (Trinidad and Tobago), centered at coordinates 10.3167° N, 61.4167° W (13 m above sea level). Distance to Port of Spain is 40.4 km towards the NNW.
Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo
10.3167° N, 61.4167° W
13 m
America/Port_of_Spain
16,426
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Trinidad and Tobago
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (165 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 67 | 41 | 44 | 58 | 86 | 150 | 164 | 165 | 146 | 135 | 148 | 132 |
Normals: Chaguanas (22.3 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 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gasparillo happened in November (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.0 on 23 Jun 2024 (145 km away) — USGS details
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