Is Penal safe? Trinidad and Tobago travel risk
Is Penal safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Penal 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.
Penal 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 Penal: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 10.1667° N, 61.4667° W within Penal/Debe, Penal is situated 55.9 km N of Port of Spain at an altitude of 8 m.
Penal/Debe
10.1667° N, 61.4667° W
8 m
America/Port_of_Spain
12,281
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (39.6 km away).
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 Trinidad and Tobago travel advice & laws.
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