Is Calamba safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Calamba safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Calamba scores 59/100 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.
Calamba scores 59/100 (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 Calamba: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (69/100).
A score of 59 is higher than 82% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 8.5583° N, 123.6417° E in Misamis Occidental, Calamba features an altitude of 115 m. The settlement is located 731.3 km NNW from Manila.
Misamis Occidental
8.5583° N, 123.6417° E
115 m
Asia/Manila
23,227
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (324 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Low °C | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 238 | 170 | 179 | 151 | 227 | 324 | 285 | 280 | 290 | 263 | 229 | 277 |
Normals: Dipolog (33.2 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 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Calamba happened in January, February, August and November (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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