Is Fray Bentos safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Fray Bentos safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Fray Bentos 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.
Fray Bentos 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 Fray Bentos: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Río Negro at 33.1333° S, 58.3000° W (elevation 17 m), Fray Bentos lies 277.2 km SE of Montevideo. Time zone: America/Montevideo.
Río Negro
33.1333° S, 58.3000° W
17 m
America/Montevideo
24,406
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Uruguay
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 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Fray Bentos happened in March (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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