Is Mati safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Mati safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Mati 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.
Mati 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 Mati: 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
Positioned at 6.9483° N, 126.2272° E in Davao Oriental, Mati features an altitude of 21 m. The settlement is located 1,025.4 km NW from Manila.
Davao Oriental
6.9483° N, 126.2272° E
21 m
Asia/Manila
147,547
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (29 °C avg high); Wettest: March (508 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 27° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 28° |
| Low °C | 24° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 408 | 349 | 508 | 464 | 439 | 453 | 351 | 264 | 292 | 307 | 437 | 462 |
Normals: Pongotan (41.5 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 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Mati happened in October (10 of 24 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
24 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 10 Oct 2025 (63 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.2 on 15 Jun 2026 (108 km away) — USGS details
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