Is San Fernando safe? Venezuela travel risk
Is San Fernando safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Fernando scores 66/100 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.
San Fernando scores 66/100 (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 San Fernando: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and natural hazards (76/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 66 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Venezuela travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 7.8940° N, 67.4730° W in Apure, San Fernando maintains a regional distance of 294.3 km NNE to Caracas.
Apure
7.8940° N, 67.4730° W
Lowland
UTC
165,135
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Venezuela
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of San Fernando happened in February and March (22 of 27 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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