Is Tuaran safe? Malaysia travel risk
Is Tuaran safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tuaran scores 30/100 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.
Tuaran scores 30/100 (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 Tuaran: 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 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Malaysia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Tuaran belongs to Sabah (Malaysia), centered at coordinates 6.1774° N, 116.2314° E. Distance to Kuala Lumpur is 1,644.8 km towards the WSW.
Sabah
6.1774° N, 116.2314° E
Lowland
UTC
128,200
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Malaysia
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (30 °C avg high); Wettest: December (300 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 227 | 140 | 209 | 196 | 252 | 273 | 238 | 224 | 276 | 299 | 289 | 300 |
Normals: Kota Kinabalu (25.7 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 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tuaran happened in February, May, September and October (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.1 on 22 Feb 2026 (76 km away) — USGS details
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