Is Padalarang safe? Indonesia travel risk
Is Padalarang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Padalarang scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). 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.
Padalarang scores 50/100 (Elevated). 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 Padalarang: 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 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Indonesia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 6.8435° S, 107.4779° E in Jawa Barat, Padalarang features an altitude of 703 m. The settlement is located 103.4 km NW from Jakarta.
Jawa Barat
6.8435° S, 107.4779° E
703 m
Asia/Jakarta
184,182
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Indonesia
Climate by Month
Hottest: September (28 °C avg high); Wettest: November (370 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 26° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 368 | 358 | 327 | 273 | 178 | 103 | 71 | 65 | 136 | 229 | 370 | 349 |
Normals: Cimahi (9 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 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Padalarang happened in January, April, May, July, August and September (6 of 6 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 (131 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).
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