Spain

Level calmupdated 8 min ago
Open alert types
Civil unrest
What governments advise19 states tracked
15 nothing to report4 increased caution
Mira Safe's take

No underlying concern: official advisories are at ease about this country.

1alerts in progress0 / 19states advise against travel0.7homicides / 100,000 inhab.290events over 12 months
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What are the main risks in Spain?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 290 events there, including 207 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Flood, Storm.

Is there a government travel advisory for Spain?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 0 advise against travel and 4 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Spain: current alerts and safety news

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

Troubles signalés par radio : Madrid

3 days ago · 3 sources

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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
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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 Spain?

Spain's record is dominated by weather and fire. Over the last 12 months, 194 events were logged, 148 of them severe. Wildfire leads with 117 events, 86 severe. Heatwave follows with 31 events, all 31 severe. Flood adds 21, 14 severe. Thunderstorm 18, 16 severe. Those hazards do run on a season, and the year piles up in summer: 108 events in August, 76 in July, 5 in June. March, January and April sit at the quiet end, with 1, 2 and 2 events. Earthquake stands apart: only 5 recorded, 1 severe, but the stakes per event are higher and it has no season, so a quiet month tells you nothing. One air quality event was logged, none severe. The overall level is 4 on a 0 to 4 scale, the top of that scale, and 3 alerts are live. Homicides run at 0.7 per 100k against a world median of 2.1; that covers homicide only, not theft or scams. The data records no location.

What it changes for a nomad

Timing is the main lever. A stay in July or August lands in the months that carry almost all of the year's events, and heat and smoke can shut down outdoor work and travel for days at a time. A stay from late autumn through spring lands in the quiet stretch, where March, January and April each recorded 1 to 2 events. If you come in summer, treat the weather feed as part of your working day, not a background detail. Fire and flood can cut roads and trains at short notice, so keep plans that can move. Air conditioning and a power backup matter more than a good view. Earthquake is rarer here, 5 events in the window, but it does not follow the calendar, so the winter months are quiet on weather and not on that. On homicide, Spain is at 0.7 per 100k where the world median is 2.1. Nothing in the data speaks to petty crime.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Spain records mostly natural hazards. Wildfires dominate: 117 events over the last 12 months, with 86 rated severe. Heatwaves strike regularly: 31 events, all severe. Floods happen: 21 events, 14 severe. Earthquakes are rare — only 5 recorded, just one severe. Thunderstorms occur frequently with limited individual stakes. The bulk of activity clusters in summer months: August saw 108 events, July 76. Winter (January through April) is far quieter. Interpersonal violence is unusually low: the homicide rate is 0.7 per 100,000, well below the world median of 2.1. No travel advisories are active.

To watch right now

  • Three alerts are live right now, which is not what an ordinary month looks like here.
  • The most recent major records are a wildfire at severity 4, plus a flood and an earthquake at severity 3, so expect some routes, services and outdoor bookings to still be disrupted.

To watch as a rule

  • Wildfire, the single biggest line in the record at 117 events, concentrated in the summer months.
  • Heat, 31 events and every one of them severe, again a summer pattern.
  • Flood and thunderstorm, 39 events between them, tied to their seasons and able to cut roads quickly.
  • Earthquake, 5 events in the window with the highest stakes per event and no season at all.

Good reflexes

  • Check the national weather service alert map before you plan any day outdoors in summer.
  • Keep your phone charged and its emergency alert setting switched on, since warnings arrive that way.
  • Check road and rail status before you travel between towns in the summer months.
  • If you book for July or August, confirm the place has working air conditioning before you pay.
  • Keep a small offline copy of your documents and a written note of the local emergency number.

Spain: travel advisories and areas to avoid

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

None of the 19 countries surveyed advises against this country; 4 recommend increased caution.

Spain: 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

  • Homicides: 0.7 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
  • Air quality (PM2.5): 10.1 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Safely managed drinking water: 99.5 % of the population (median 80.5)
  • Road deaths: 3.9 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 4.3 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 2.9 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 83.9 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 0.49 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
10.1µg/m³ · 2023

Below the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Safely managed drinking water
99.5% of the population · 2024

Above the world median (80.5) · higher is better

Road deaths
3.9per 100,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
4.3per 1,000 people · 2022

Above the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
2.9per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
83.9years · 2024

Above the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
0.49per 1,000 people · 2023

Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better

24,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
10.4per 1,000 people · 2025

511,079 people in total

248,715 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

2.5/10 — low

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

0.7homicides per 100,000 people (2023)

Below the world median (2.3).

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

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

Spain: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 92 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Flood3534 34 severe
  • Storm2727 27 severe
  • Civil unrest24
  • Wildfire41 1 severe
  • Heatwave11 1 severe
  • Earthquake1

Last 12 months · 290 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire12487 87 severe
  • Flood5142 42 severe
  • Storm4141 41 severe
  • Heatwave3636 36 severe
  • Civil unrest30
  • Earthquake61 1 severe
  • Air quality1
  • Travel advisory1

By month

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