Is Güigüe safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is Güigüe safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Güigüe 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.
Güigüe 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 Güigüe: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and natural hazards (75/100). 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 10.0833° N, 67.7833° W place Güigüe within Carabobo at an elevation of 445 meters. Heading to Caracas: 105.9 km ENE.
Carabobo
10.0833° N, 67.7833° W
445 m
America/Caracas
60,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Venezuela
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (29 °C avg high); Wettest: May (240 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 59 | 54 | 105 | 223 | 240 | 208 | 206 | 178 | 176 | 224 | 158 | 110 |
Normals: Valencia (26.2 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 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Güigüe happened in February (5 of 9 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 (84 km away) — USGS details
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