Is Barotac Viejo safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Barotac Viejo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barotac Viejo scores 66/100 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). Orange GDACS alert: Volcanic eruption is on going for Kanlaon in Philippines, about 77 km away (10 Oct). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barotac Viejo scores 66/100 (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 Barotac Viejo: 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 66 is higher than the scores of 88% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 11.0500° N, 122.8500° E in Iloilo, Barotac Viejo maintains a regional distance of 443.5 km NNW to Manila.
Iloilo
11.0500° N, 122.8500° E
10 m
Asia/Manila
48,614
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (31 °C avg high); Wettest: July (332 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Low °C | 25° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 203 | 141 | 136 | 140 | 208 | 326 | 332 | 301 | 296 | 298 | 248 | 265 |
Normals: Bacolod (43 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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