Is Pasir Gudang safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Pasir Gudang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pasir Gudang 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.
Pasir Gudang 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 Pasir Gudang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (33/100) and natural hazards (44/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 1.4620° N, 103.9053° E in Johor, Pasir Gudang maintains a regional distance of 310.1 km NW to Kuala Lumpur.
Johor
1.4620° N, 103.9053° E
29 m
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
312,499
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Malaysia
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (29 °C avg high); Wettest: November (249 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 197 | 135 | 154 | 170 | 178 | 174 | 192 | 153 | 170 | 202 | 249 | 212 |
Normals: Bagam (40.4 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pasir Gudang happened in February (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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