Is Abucay safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Abucay safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Abucay scores 62/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (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.
Abucay scores 62/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Abucay: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (89/100).
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Abucay belongs to Bataan (Philippines), centered at coordinates 14.7222° N, 120.5354° E (6 m above sea level). Distance to Manila is 49.6 km towards the ESE.
Bataan
14.7222° N, 120.5354° E
6 m
Asia/Manila
42,984
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (33 °C avg high); Wettest: August (284 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 25° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 30 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 108 | 212 | 270 | 284 | 242 | 141 | 70 | 59 |
Normals: Manila (49.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Abucay happened in August (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
6 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.4 on 13 Mar 2022 (142 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 27 Nov 2024 (87 km away) — USGS details
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