Is Pongotan safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Pongotan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pongotan scores 63/100 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.
Pongotan scores 63/100 (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 Pongotan: 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 63 is higher than 86% of the cities we score.
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Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 7.1269° N, 125.8975° E place Pongotan within Davao de Oro. Heading to Manila: 988.9 km NNW.
Davao de Oro
7.1269° N, 125.8975° E
Lowland
UTC
90,786
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (217 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Rain mm | 117 | 73 | 105 | 91 | 148 | 197 | 217 | 203 | 206 | 192 | 117 | 96 |
Normals: Davao (33.4 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 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Pongotan happened in October (9 of 21 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
21 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M7.4 on 10 Oct 2025 (89 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M6.2 on 15 Jun 2026 (147 km away) — USGS details
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