Is Garut safe? Indonesia travel risk
Is Garut safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Garut scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Indonesia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 2, Zika in Indonesia (7 Aug 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Garut scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Indonesia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Garut: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (52/100) and health and medical access (69/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Indonesia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Jawa Barat (7.2167° S, 107.9000° E), Garut sits 165.7 km NW from Jakarta at 891 m elevation.
Jawa Barat
7.2167° S, 107.9000° E
891 m
Asia/Jakarta
127,980
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Indonesia
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (28 °C avg high); Wettest: January (514 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 27° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 514 | 495 | 474 | 307 | 195 | 118 | 91 | 83 | 130 | 238 | 333 | 409 |
Normals: Tasikmalaya (34.6 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 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Garut happened in December (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 27 Apr 2024 (111 km away) — USGS details
CDC Traveler Health Notices for Indonesia
- Level 2 - Zika in Indonesia (Level 2, 7 Aug 2026)
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain).
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Indonesia travel advice & laws.
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