Is Davao safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Davao safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Davao scores 61/100 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.
Davao scores 61/100 (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 Davao: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (98/100).
A score of 61 is higher than 85% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 7.0700° N, 125.6000° E within Davao, Davao is situated 977.1 km NNW of Manila at an altitude of 13 m.
Davao
7.0700° N, 125.6000° E
13 m
Asia/Manila
1,910,167
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: April (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (217 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 117 | 73 | 105 | 91 | 148 | 197 | 217 | 203 | 206 | 192 | 117 | 96 |
Normals: Davao (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 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Davao happened in October (8 of 15 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
15 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 10 Oct 2025 (123 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 6 May 2026 (139 km away) — USGS details
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