Peru
Strong tourist corridor (Cusco, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley); periodic political demonstrations in Lima and the Andes.
Read the Peru safety guideGovernment advisories
- UK · FCDOLevel 2FCDO advises against all but essential travel to partsUpdated 20 May 2026 · Read full advisory
Active drivers
- air qualityWAQIOfficial1 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 143 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 143 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 143 · PM10 AQI 62 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial2 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 127 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 127 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 127 · PM10 AQI 78 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial2 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy · AQI 154 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 154 (Unhealthy) · PM2.5 AQI 154 · PM10 AQI 78 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -5 - air qualityWAQIOfficial3 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 121 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 121 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 121 · PM10 AQI 76 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial3 d agoM 4.8 - 13 km NNE of Palpacachi, Peru
13 km NNE of Palpacachi, Peru
Score impact: -1 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial3 d agoM 4.5 - 70 km ENE of San Fernando, Peru
70 km ENE of San Fernando, Peru
Score impact: -1 - air qualityWAQIOfficial6 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 121 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 121 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 121 · PM10 AQI 61 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial6 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 112 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 112 · PM10 AQI 53 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial9 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 124 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 124 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 124 · PM10 AQI 56 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial10 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 107 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 107 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 107 · PM10 AQI 52 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial11 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 108 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 108 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 108 · PM10 AQI 58 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial11 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 135 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 135 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 135 · PM10 AQI 72 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - air qualityWAQIOfficial11 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 123 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 123 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 123 · PM10 AQI 56 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - floodGDACSOfficial11 d agoGreen flood alert in Peru
On 21/05/2026, a flood started in Peru, lasting until 26/05/2026 (last update). The flood caused 0 deaths and 0 displaced .
Score impact: -3 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial17 d agoM 4.9 - 11 km WNW of Palca, Peru
11 km WNW of Palca, Peru
Score impact: -1 - air qualityWAQIOfficial21 d agoAir quality · Unhealthy for sensitive groups · AQI 119 · Campo De Marte, Lima, Peru
AQI 119 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) · PM2.5 AQI 119 · PM10 AQI 55 · dominant: pm25
Score impact: -3 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial24 d agoM 4.8 - 76 km WNW of San Juan, Peru
76 km WNW of San Juan, Peru
Score impact: -1 - earthquakeUSGSOfficial25 d agoM 4.6 - 25 km NE of La Troncal, Ecuador
25 km NE of La Troncal, Ecuador
Score impact: -1 - floodGDACSOfficial1 mo agoGreen flood alert in Peru
On 28/04/2026, a flood started in Peru, lasting until 11/05/2026 (last update). The flood caused 1 deaths and 20 displaced .
Score impact: -3
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Frequently asked
Is it safe to visit Peru right now?
Peru's Safe Trip Score today is 58/100, heightened risk. The score has dropped by 4 points over the last 7 days, and the highest active advisory across the UK FCDO, US State Department, Smartraveller (AU), travel.gc.ca, Auswärtiges Amt, and France Diplomatie is Level 3. Travel advisories are nearly always region-specific even when the headline level is national; check the per-ministry advisories on this page for any zones to avoid in your itinerary. The score recomputes daily at 06:00 UTC from 19 active drivers plus the blended advisory tier.
Is Peru safe to travel to?
Today's headline read is heightened risk (58/100). The six sub-scores break down to: disease 76/100, conflict 84/100, natural disasters 42/100, crime 62/100, civil unrest 66/100, infrastructure 3/100. Lower numbers indicate higher risk in that category. For trip-specific planning, the country safety guide covers neighbourhood-level patterns the headline number does not.
What is the current travel advisory for Peru?
Peru has 3 active advisories from major foreign ministries, ranging up to Level 3 on the standard 1 to 4 scale. The advisory cards on this page link to each ministry's full text. Travel advisories carve out specific districts or border zones as "avoid all travel" while keeping the rest of the country at a lower level; clicking through to the relevant section for your itinerary is the single highest-value 90 seconds of trip planning.
Has the situation in Peru changed recently?
The 7-day Safe Trip Score change is -4 points. Day-to-day moves under 3 points are noise; moves of 3 to 7 points usually reflect a fresh advisory or a moderate-severity event; moves above 7 points typically come from a major advisory level change or a high-severity acute event. The recent-events feed and the 7-day timeline page identify the specific drivers.
How is the Safe Trip Score for Peru calculated?
The score is a weighted blend of six sub-scores (disease 18%, conflict 22%, natural disasters 16%, crime 16%, civil unrest 14%, infrastructure 14%) plus a 20% blend of major foreign-ministry advisories. The methodology page documents the exact algorithm and the changelog tracks every weighting change. Score range is 0 to 100; 100 means very low risk, 0 means extreme risk.
When does the Peru Safe Trip Score update?
Daily at 06:00 UTC after the morning ingestion sweep. Live event feeds (USGS earthquakes, GDACS disasters, WAQI air quality) update hourly throughout the day. Foreign-ministry advisories are checked daily. Last computed 1 Jun 2026, 18:04 (just now). The status page shows the freshness of every individual data feed.