Is Chuxiong safe? China travel risk
Is Chuxiong safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Chuxiong scores 34/100 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.
Chuxiong scores 34/100 (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 Chuxiong: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (59/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Yunnan at 25.0330° N, 101.5459° E (elevation 1784 m), Chuxiong lies 2,156.2 km NE of Beijing. Time zone: Asia/Shanghai.
Yunnan
25.0330° N, 101.5459° E
1784 m
Asia/Shanghai
631,530
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Chuxiong happened in February (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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