Is Colonia Nicolich safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Colonia Nicolich safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Colonia Nicolich scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Uruguay Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Colonia Nicolich 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 Uruguay (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Colonia Nicolich: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (29/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Uruguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Canelones (34.8167° S, 56.0167° W), Colonia Nicolich sits 18.2 km WSW from Montevideo at 16 m elevation.
Canelones
34.8167° S, 56.0167° W
16 m
America/Montevideo
9,624
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Uruguay
Climate by Month
Hottest: January (26 °C avg high); Wettest: February (107 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 14° | 13° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 24° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 9° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 79 | 107 | 91 | 97 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 91 | 78 | 84 | 94 | 83 |
Normals: Montevideo (18.2 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Colonia Nicolich happened in January, February, March and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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