Is Road Town safe? Virgin Islands, British travel risk
Is Road Town safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Road Town scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Virgin Islands, British Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 22 May 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Road Town scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Virgin Islands, British (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Road Town: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (46/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Virgin Islands, British travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 18.4167° N, 64.6167° W within Virgin Islands, British, Road Town is situated in Virgin Islands, British at an altitude of 9 m.
Virgin Islands, British
18.4167° N, 64.6167° W
9 m
America/Tortola
12,603
Emergency & Aviation Access
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: October (140 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 26° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 37 | 23 | 24 | 41 | 89 | 62 | 61 | 88 | 121 | 140 | 96 | 52 |
Normals: Road Town (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Road Town happened in May (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 9 Dec 2023 (57 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 4 May 2025 (71 km away) — USGS details
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