Is Pekanbaru safe? Indonesia travel risk
Is Pekanbaru safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pekanbaru scores 41/100 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.
Pekanbaru scores 41/100 (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 Pekanbaru: 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 (45/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Indonesia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 0.5092° N, 101.4453° E place Pekanbaru within Riau at an elevation of 19 meters. Heading to Jakarta: 953.6 km SE.
Riau
0.5092° N, 101.4453° E
19 m
Asia/Jakarta
983,356
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Indonesia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: November (252 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 190 | 164 | 186 | 201 | 160 | 109 | 120 | 148 | 202 | 242 | 252 | 215 |
Normals: Pekanbaru (0 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pekanbaru happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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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