Is Maracay safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is Maracay safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Maracay 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.
Maracay 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 Maracay: 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 10.2469° N, 67.5961° W in Aragua, Maracay features an altitude of 553 m. The settlement is located 80.1 km ENE from Caracas.
Aragua
10.2469° N, 67.5961° W
553 m
America/Caracas
1,723,236
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 (44.8 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 Maracay 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 (56 km away) — USGS details
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