Is Kajang safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Kajang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kajang scores 32/100 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.
Kajang scores 32/100 (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 Kajang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (51/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Selangor territory, Kajang is established at 2.9927° N, 101.7909° E. It lies 22.1 km NNW relative to Kuala Lumpur. Time zone observed: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.
Selangor
2.9927° N, 101.7909° E
34 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
236,240
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Malaysia
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (31 °C avg high); Wettest: October (296 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 162 | 152 | 225 | 241 | 220 | 161 | 170 | 203 | 241 | 296 | 284 | 216 |
Normals: Kuala Lumpur (22.1 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 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kajang happened in November (3 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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