Mexico

Level moderateupdated 9 min ago
Open alert types
Storm2EarthquakeCycloneWildfire
What governments advise19 states tracked
7 nothing to report10 increased caution2 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

5alerts in progress2 / 19states advise against travel24.9homicides / 100,000 inhab.493events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Mexico?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 493 events there, including 80 severe. The most frequent: Earthquake, Wildfire, Cyclone.

Is there a government travel advisory for Mexico?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 2 advise against travel and 10 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Mexico: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Hurricane Simon

4 days ago · NASA EONET

Critical

Severe thunderstorm — Mexico City

in 17 hours · Mira Weather

High

Offshore Chiapas, Mexico

4 days ago · 2 sources

High

Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-26

4 days ago · GDACS

High

Wildfire

6 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts — they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Mexico?

Mexico sits at the top of our scale. Over the last 12 months we recorded 161 events, 27 of them severe. Earthquakes lead the count with 81 records, only 1 of them severe. They follow no season and can come in any month. Fires come next, 53 records with 13 severe, and those do have a season, like thunderstorms and floods. Armed violence appears only 6 times, but all 6 records are severe, and that is what carries the heaviest stakes for people here. One epidemic record also sits high on that scale. August and July hold the most records, all hazards combined, with 80 and 54; December and January hold the fewest. The homicide rate is 24.9 per 100 000 people against a world median of 2.1. That figure counts homicides and nothing else.

What it changes for a nomad

Staying for weeks means handling two separate things. The hazards that have a season here, fires, thunderstorms, floods, heat and air quality, pile up in the warm months, which also carry almost all the records. If you can pick your dates, the turn of the year is the quietest stretch we measured. Earthquakes ignore the calendar, so ask about the building you sleep and work in whatever the month. Day to day, 24.9 homicides per 100 000 people against a world median of 2.1 says a lot about lethal violence and nothing about theft or scams. Plan for a day or two without power or network during storm and fire episodes, and pick a workspace that has a backup connection.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 23, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, Mexico has experienced a variety of risks. Earthquakes are frequent, with 72 recorded events, and one was severe. Wildfires are also common, with 48 events, and 11 of these were severe. Floods happen less often, with 9 events, but none were severe. Conflict-related incidents total 6, with all being severe, mainly affecting certain areas. Thunderstorms occur regularly, with 5 events, and are often severe. Air quality issues are less frequent, with 2 events, and no severe cases. The homicide rate is notably high at 24.9 per 100k, well above the global median of 2.1. No official advisories are in place, but recent severe weather events and wildfires have impacted some regions. The country’s risk profile shows a high level of natural hazards, especially in the warmer months, with August being the busiest period for all hazards combined.

To watch right now

  • Four alerts are live right now, more than an ordinary month here holds.
  • The latest heavy records are a thunderstorm and a fire at severity 4, plus another thunderstorm at 3; near those places expect smoke, closed roads and services still catching up.

To watch as a rule

  • Earthquakes, in any month: 81 records over the last 12 months, one of them severe.
  • Fires and their smoke in the warm months, 53 records and 13 of them severe.
  • Thunderstorms and floods in the same warm stretch; floods produced 9 records, none severe.
  • Armed violence: few records, 6, but every one severe, and the heaviest stakes we track here.

Good reflexes

  • On day one, ask your host how the building holds up when the ground shakes.
  • Turn on the official alert notifications on your phone and leave the sound on at night.
  • Check air quality and smoke before a long day outdoors in the warm months.
  • Keep cash and cards in separate pockets, and order a car through an app at night instead of hailing one.
  • Keep a charged power bank and a screenshot of your address for when the network drops.

Mexico: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Mexico: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Favourable vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 16.6 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 12.8 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 2.6 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 0.08 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)

Watch out vs the world median

  • Homicides: 24.9 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 43 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Hospital beds: 1 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • New displacements, disasters: 1.5 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
16.6µg/m³ · 2023

Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
43% of the population · 2024

Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
12.8per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
2.6per 1,000 people · 2022

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
1per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
75.3years · 2024

Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, conflict
0.08per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better

11,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
1.5per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

196,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
1.2per 1,000 people · 2025

152,002 people in total

173,532 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
262,411people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

4.9/10 — medium

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

24.9homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Well above the world median (2.3).

Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)

1,405documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Mexico: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 199 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake1231 1 severe
  • Cyclone3030 30 severe
  • Wildfire265 5 severe
  • Civil unrest12
  • Armed attack22 2 severe
  • Storm22 2 severe
  • Flood21 1 severe
  • Internet outage11 1 severe

+ 1 more type · 1 event

Last 12 months · 493 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Earthquake3174 4 severe
  • Wildfire9422 22 severe
  • Cyclone3030 30 severe
  • Flood143 3 severe
  • Civil unrest12
  • Armed conflict66 6 severe
  • Armed attack55 5 severe
  • Terror attack44 4 severe

+ 7 more types · 11 events

By month

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