Is Cagua safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is Cagua safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cagua scores 70/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Venezuela Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Jun 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 14 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cagua scores 70/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Venezuela (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cagua: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and natural hazards (74/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 70 is higher than the scores of 90% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Venezuela travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 10.1875° N, 67.4611° W within Aragua, Cagua is situated 69.1 km ENE of Caracas at an altitude of 465 m.
Aragua
10.1875° N, 67.4611° W
465 m
America/Caracas
107,932
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Venezuela
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (29 °C avg high); Wettest: October (189 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 53 | 53 | 88 | 159 | 178 | 140 | 131 | 137 | 151 | 189 | 123 | 91 |
Normals: Maracay (16.2 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 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cagua happened in August and September (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.5 on 24 Jun 2026 (52 km away) — USGS details
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