Is Malapatan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Malapatan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Malapatan 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.
Malapatan 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 Malapatan: 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.
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Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 5.9700° N, 125.2800° E in Sarangani, Malapatan maintains a regional distance of 1,068.2 km NNW to Manila.
Sarangani
5.9700° N, 125.2800° E
26 m
Asia/Manila
80,741
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 (20.6 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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