Is Parit Buntar safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Parit Buntar safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Parit Buntar scores 37/100 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.
Parit Buntar scores 37/100 (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 Parit Buntar: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (55/100) and health and medical access (54/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 5.1267° N, 100.4932° E within Perak, Parit Buntar is situated 255.5 km SSE of Kuala Lumpur at an altitude of 5 m.
Perak
5.1267° N, 100.4932° E
5 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
26,328
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 (30.8 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Parit Buntar happened in September, October and November (9 of 16 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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