Is Piriápolis safe? Uruguay travel risk
Is Piriápolis safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Piriápolis scores 38/100 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.
Piriápolis 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 Uruguay (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Piriápolis: 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 38 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Uruguay travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 34.9000° S, 55.2833° W in Maldonado, Piriápolis features an altitude of 17 m. The settlement is located 82.2 km W from Montevideo.
Maldonado
34.9000° S, 55.2833° W
17 m
America/Montevideo
8,830
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Piriápolis 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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