Is Changshu safe? China travel risk
Is Changshu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Changshu scores 43/100 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.
Changshu scores 43/100 (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 Changshu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (77/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Jiangsu at 31.6560° N, 120.7530° E (elevation 9 m), Changshu lies 997.7 km NNW of Beijing. Time zone: Asia/Shanghai.
Jiangsu
31.6560° N, 120.7530° E
9 m
Asia/Shanghai
1,510,100
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (259 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 8° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 25° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 16° | 10° |
| Low °C | -1° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 51 | 70 | 107 | 120 | 145 | 259 | 204 | 163 | 99 | 52 | 56 | 55 |
Normals: Wuxi (45.6 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 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Changshu happened in July and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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