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Indio score: 41/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Indio safe? United States travel risk

Is Indio safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Indio scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Indio scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Indio: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).

A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in California (33.7346° N, 116.2346° W), Indio sits 3,532.8 km ENE from Washington at -4 m elevation.

Region
California
Coordinates
33.7346° N, 116.2346° W
Elevation
-4 m
Time Zone
America/Los_Angeles
Population
371,926
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: San Diego (130.0 km SW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM) 13.8 km SSE
Hospital Care John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital 3.1 km S
Police Station Riverside County Sheriff - Coroner's East 3.8 km SSE
Railway Terminal Palm Springs 34.2 km WNW

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (42 °C avg high); Wettest: February (27 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 21° 23° 26° 30° 35° 40° 42° 42° 38° 32° 25° 20°
Low °C 10° 11° 13° 16° 19° 23° 28° 28° 25° 19° 14° 10°
Rain mm 21 27 16 6 2 0 8 9 11 4 9 22

Normals: Indio (0 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 — — 1 —
Wildfires — — — — — — — — 1 — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Indio happened in August and November (2 of 2 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Hemet 15
70.5 km W
Moreno Valley 15
92.0 km WNW
Escondido 15
102.4 km SW
San Bernardino 15
107.7 km WNW
Riverside 30
109.5 km WNW
Oceanside 15
114.6 km WSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy