Is Baotou safe? China travel risk
Is Baotou safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Baotou scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; 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.
Baotou scores 31/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baotou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 31 is higher than 15% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 40.6213° N, 109.9532° E in Inner Mongolia, Baotou features an altitude of 1064 m. The settlement is located 552.4 km E from Beijing.
Inner Mongolia
40.6213° N, 109.9532° E
1064 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,650,364
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (97 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -4° | 1° | 8° | 15° | 23° | 28° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 14° | 5° | -2° |
| Low °C | -17° | -13° | -6° | 1° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 16° | 10° | 1° | -7° | -14° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 77 | 97 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 5 |
Normals: Baotou (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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