Is El Palmar safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is El Palmar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
El Palmar scores 67/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
El Palmar scores 67/100 (Elevated). 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 El Palmar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and crime and scams (64/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 67 is higher than the scores of 89% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Venezuela travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
El Palmar belongs to Bolívar (Venezuela), centered at coordinates 8.0244° N, 61.8819° W (326 m above sea level). Distance to Caracas is 615.0 km towards the WNW.
Bolívar
8.0244° N, 61.8819° W
326 m
America/Caracas
15,521
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Venezuela
Climate by Month
Hottest: October (32 °C avg high); Wettest: June (122 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 32° | 30° | 28° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 78 | 122 | 113 | 92 | 46 | 61 | 67 | 53 |
Normals: El Palmar (0 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 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of El Palmar happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Venezuela travel advice & laws.
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