Is Bayan Lepas safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Bayan Lepas safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bayan Lepas scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Malaysia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 22 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 19 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bayan Lepas scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Malaysia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bayan Lepas: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (54/100) and security (33/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Bayan Lepas belongs to Pulau Pinang (Malaysia), centered at coordinates 5.2999° N, 100.2605° E (26 m above sea level). Distance to Kuala Lumpur is 285.6 km towards the SE.
Pulau Pinang
5.2999° N, 100.2605° E
26 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
122,654
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Malaysia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (31 °C avg high); Wettest: October (316 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 108 | 108 | 197 | 214 | 169 | 136 | 149 | 182 | 249 | 316 | 261 | 185 |
Normals: Seberang Jaya (19.4 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bayan Lepas happened in September and October (6 of 14 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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