Is Panama City safe? United States travel risk
Is Panama City safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Panama City scores 36/100 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.
Panama City scores 36/100 (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 Panama City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Florida territory, Panama City is established at 30.1995° N, 85.6003° W. It lies 1,245.7 km NE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Chicago.
Florida
30.1995° N, 85.6003° W
8 m
America/Chicago
177,125
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (162 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 21° | 17° |
| Low °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 10° |
| Rain mm | 119 | 107 | 129 | 86 | 60 | 121 | 160 | 162 | 95 | 47 | 80 | 106 |
Normals: Panama City (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Panama City happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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