Is Languyan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Languyan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Languyan scores 52/100 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.
Languyan scores 52/100 (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 Languyan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (56/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Languyan belongs to Tawi-Tawi (Philippines), centered at coordinates 5.2667° N, 120.0833° E (76 m above sea level). Distance to Manila is 1,041.9 km towards the N.
Tawi-Tawi
5.2667° N, 120.0833° E
76 m
Asia/Manila
37,096
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (29 °C avg high); Wettest: October (170 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° |
| Rain mm | 156 | 86 | 117 | 107 | 147 | 166 | 168 | 134 | 149 | 170 | 160 | 159 |
Normals: Bongao (43.3 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Languyan happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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