Is Catarman safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Catarman safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Catarman scores 58/100 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.
Catarman scores 58/100 (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 Catarman: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (84/100).
A score of 58 is higher than 80% of the cities we score.
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Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Northern Samar at 12.4994° N, 124.6328° E (elevation 11 m), Catarman lies 458.8 km WNW of Manila. Time zone: Asia/Manila.
Northern Samar
12.4994° N, 124.6328° E
11 m
Asia/Manila
97,879
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (257 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° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° |
| Rain mm | 109 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 124 | 211 | 247 | 257 | 247 | 193 | 120 | 121 |
Normals: Calbayog City (47.9 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 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Volcanoes | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Catarman happened in February, May, August and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
4 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.1 on 15 Feb 2023 (86 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.0 on 4 May 2026 (116 km away) — USGS details
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