Is Ipoh safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Ipoh safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ipoh scores 36/100 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.
Ipoh scores 36/100 (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 Ipoh: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (54/100) and security (33/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 4.6000° N, 101.0650° E in Perak, Ipoh features an altitude of 45 m. The settlement is located 174.0 km SSE from Kuala Lumpur.
Perak
4.6000° N, 101.0650° E
45 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
866,772
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Malaysia)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (31 °C avg high); Wettest: October (260 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Low °C | 21° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 169 | 146 | 212 | 197 | 143 | 95 | 95 | 119 | 173 | 260 | 258 | 234 |
Normals: Ipoh (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 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ipoh happened in September, October and December (6 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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