Is Pharr safe? United States travel risk
Is Pharr safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pharr scores 38/100 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.
Pharr scores 38/100 (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 Pharr: 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 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 26.1685° N, 98.1904° W in Texas, Pharr features an altitude of 34 m. The settlement is located 2,428.2 km NE from Washington.
Texas
26.1685° N, 98.1904° W
34 m
America/Chicago
79,809
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United States
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (36 °C avg high); Wettest: September (81 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 24° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 35° | 36° | 36° | 33° | 31° | 27° | 23° |
| Low °C | 12° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 31 | 31 | 25 | 53 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 81 | 59 | 30 | 27 |
Normals: Reynosa (12.2 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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