Is Pematangsiantar safe? Indonesia travel risk
Is Pematangsiantar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pematangsiantar scores 45/100 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.
Pematangsiantar scores 45/100 (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 Pematangsiantar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (52/100) and natural hazards (64/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Indonesia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 2.9600° N, 99.0600° E in Sumatera Utara, Pematangsiantar maintains a regional distance of 1,332.5 km SE to Jakarta.
Sumatera Utara
2.9600° N, 99.0600° E
388 m
Asia/Jakarta
278,055
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Indonesia
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (31 °C avg high); Wettest: October (289 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 162 | 115 | 144 | 163 | 144 | 105 | 120 | 175 | 234 | 289 | 258 | 200 |
Normals: Tebingtinggi (41.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pematangsiantar happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.9 on 15 Aug 2026 (9 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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