Is Johor Bahru safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Johor Bahru safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Johor Bahru scores 29/100 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.
Johor Bahru scores 29/100 (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 Johor Bahru: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (46/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 1.4820° N, 103.7281° E place Johor Bahru within Johor at an elevation of 32 meters. Heading to Kuala Lumpur: 293.3 km NW.
Johor
1.4820° N, 103.7281° E
32 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
497,097
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Malaysia
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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Johor Bahru happened in February (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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