Is San Carlos City safe? Philippines travel risk
Is San Carlos City safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
San Carlos City scores 60/100 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.
San Carlos City scores 60/100 (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 San Carlos City: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Philippines travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
San Carlos City belongs to Pangasinan (Philippines), centered at coordinates 15.9281° N, 120.3489° E. Distance to Manila is 162.8 km towards the SSE.
Pangasinan
15.9281° N, 120.3489° E
Lowland
UTC
205,424
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Philippines)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (35 °C avg high); Wettest: August (321 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 20° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 21 | 17 | 26 | 67 | 177 | 252 | 291 | 321 | 276 | 148 | 81 | 45 |
Normals: Gerona (44.6 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 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Carlos City happened in July and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.7 on 27 Nov 2024 (71 km away) — USGS details
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