Is Tarlac City safe? Philippines travel risk
Is Tarlac City safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Tarlac 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.
Tarlac 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 Tarlac 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 (75/100).
A score of 60 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 15.4869° N, 120.5900° E in Tarlac, Tarlac City features an altitude of 44 m. The settlement is located 107.5 km SSE from Manila.
Tarlac
15.4869° N, 120.5900° E
44 m
Asia/Manila
385,398
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Philippines
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (34 °C avg high); Wettest: August (400 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 30° | 32° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 176 | 308 | 381 | 400 | 314 | 172 | 89 | 65 |
Normals: Cabanatuan City (40.5 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 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Tarlac City happened in August (2 of 4 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 (23 km away) — USGS details
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