Is Rengam safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Rengam safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Rengam scores 35/100 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.
Rengam scores 35/100 (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 Rengam: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (54/100) and security (33/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 1.8867° N, 103.4015° E in Johor. The settlement is located 236.9 km NW from Kuala Lumpur.
Johor
1.8867° N, 103.4015° E
Lowland
UTC
47,510
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 | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rengam happened in February (2 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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