Is Glan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Glan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Glan scores 65/100 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.
Glan scores 65/100 (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 Glan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (100/100).
A score of 65 is higher than 87% of the cities we score.
Consult the Philippines travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 5.8200° N, 125.2000° E within Sarangani, Glan is situated 1,079.5 km NNW of Manila at an altitude of 9 m.
Sarangani
5.8200° N, 125.2000° E
9 m
Asia/Manila
109,547
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (32 °C avg high); Wettest: June (282 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 174 | 126 | 194 | 205 | 262 | 282 | 249 | 188 | 233 | 246 | 245 | 202 |
Normals: General Santos (33.5 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 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Glan happened in June (13 of 26 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
26 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.8 on 7 Jun 2026 (29 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 8 Oct 2026 (25 km away) — USGS details
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