Is Gerona safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Gerona safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Gerona scores 60/100 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.
Gerona scores 60/100 (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 Gerona: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (75/100).
A score of 60 is higher than 83% of the cities we score.
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Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Tarlac at 15.6069° N, 120.5986° E (elevation 32 m), Gerona lies 119.6 km SSE of Manila. Time zone: Asia/Manila.
Tarlac
15.6069° N, 120.5986° E
32 m
Asia/Manila
94,485
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (34 °C avg high); Wettest: August (400 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 176 | 308 | 381 | 400 | 314 | 172 | 89 | 65 |
Normals: Cabanatuan City (41.6 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gerona happened in August (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 27 Nov 2024 (27 km away) — USGS details
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