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Yaritagua score: 65/100 (Elevated) Updated October 1, 2026

Is Yaritagua safe? Venezuela travel risk

Is Yaritagua safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Yaritagua scores 65/100 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.

Yaritagua scores 65/100 (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 Yaritagua: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The Government of Canada advises against all travel here, so the score is held at 65 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.

A score of 65 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

Situated in Yaracuy at 10.0753° N, 69.1283° W (elevation 381 m), Yaritagua lies 247.5 km E of Caracas. Time zone: America/Caracas.

Region
Yaracuy
Coordinates
10.0753° N, 69.1283° W
Elevation
381 m
Time Zone
America/Caracas
Population
140,256
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Caracas (247.5 km E).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Jacinto Lara International Airport (BRM) 25.5 km W
Hospital Care Ambulatorio Dr. Gaetano Matarozzo 1.0 km N
Police Station Comandancia de Policía del Municipio Peña 0.7 km NNW
Railway Terminal Yaritagua 0.4 km WNW

Adjacent Localities in Venezuela

Climate by Month

Hottest: March (31 °C avg high); Wettest: May (81 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 30° 31° 31° 30° 29° 28° 28° 29° 30° 30° 29° 29°
Low °C 20° 20° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 21° 20°
Rain mm 13 13 23 59 81 61 54 46 50 75 37 21

Normals: Barquisimeto (22.6 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 — — — 1 —
Droughts — — — — — — — — 1 — — —
Earthquakes (M5.5+) — — — — — 1 — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Yaritagua happened in April (2 of 5 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)

1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.

  • Largest: M7.2 on 24 Jun 2026 (71 km away) — USGS details

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Venezuela travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Venezuela entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Cabudare 10
15.5 km WSW
Barquisimeto 37
22.6 km W
San Felipe 15
52.0 km NE
Acarigua 20
57.9 km S
San Carlos 15
76.2 km SE
Tinaquillo 15
92.4 km E

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy