Is Charlotte Amalie safe? U.S. Virgin Islands travel risk
Is Charlotte Amalie safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Charlotte Amalie scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for U.S. Virgin Islands. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Charlotte Amalie 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 U.S. Virgin Islands (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Charlotte Amalie: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (46/100) and security (28/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the U.S. Virgin Islands travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Virgin Islands at 18.3420° N, 64.9331° W (elevation 6 m), Charlotte Amalie lies in U.S. Virgin Islands. Time zone: America/St_Thomas.
Virgin Islands
18.3420° N, 64.9331° W
6 m
America/St_Thomas
20,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: October (140 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 37 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 88 | 121 | 140 | 96 | 52 |
Normals: Road Town (34.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Charlotte Amalie happened in May (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 9 Dec 2023 (83 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 4 May 2025 (97 km away) — USGS details
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