Is Sisophon safe? Cambodia travel risk
Is Sisophon safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sisophon scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cambodia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 19 Mar 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.
Sisophon scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cambodia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sisophon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cambodia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Charted at coordinates 13.5839° N, 102.9736° E in Banteay Meanchey, Sisophon maintains a regional distance of 307.9 km SE to Phnom Penh.
Banteay Meanchey
13.5839° N, 102.9736° E
19 m
Asia/Phnom_Penh
99,019
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Cambodia
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 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sisophon happened in January, April and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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