Is Canagatan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Canagatan safe right now? Checked 9 October 2026
Canagatan 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.
Canagatan 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 Canagatan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (90/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Philippines travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Cagayan at 18.0000° N, 121.8000° E, Canagatan lies 388.6 km SSW of Manila. Time zone: UTC.
Cagayan
18.0000° N, 121.8000° E
Lowland
UTC
1,273,219
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (33 °C avg high); Wettest: August (262 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 26° | 29° | 32° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 29° | 28° | 26° |
| Low °C | 20° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 92 | 60 | 44 | 71 | 152 | 238 | 249 | 262 | 248 | 217 | 174 | 141 |
Normals: Canagatan (0 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 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Canagatan happened in June, October and December (6 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
10 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.0 on 27 Jul 2022 (117 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 30 Dec 2024 (107 km away) — USGS details
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