Is Baguio City safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Baguio City safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Baguio City 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.
Baguio City 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 Baguio City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (82/100).
A score of 62 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Philippines travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Baguio City belongs to Baguio (Philippines), centered at coordinates 16.4119° N, 120.5933° E. Distance to Manila is 206.1 km towards the SSE.
Baguio
16.4119° N, 120.5933° E
Lowland
UTC
366,358
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
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 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Baguio City happened in July, October and November (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
3 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.0 on 27 Jul 2022 (126 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.7 on 27 Nov 2024 (108 km away) — USGS details
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