Is Monterey safe? United States travel risk
Is Monterey safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Monterey 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.
Monterey 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 Monterey: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
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Local Geographic Profile
Situated in California at 36.5919° N, 121.8808° W (elevation 8 m), Monterey lies 3,913.2 km ENE of Washington. Time zone: America/Los_Angeles.
California
36.5919° N, 121.8808° W
8 m
America/Los_Angeles
29,772
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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