Is Dandong safe? China travel risk
Is Dandong safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dandong 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.
Dandong 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 Dandong: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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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Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 40.1167° N, 124.3833° E in Liaoning, Dandong features an altitude of 10 m. The settlement is located 680.3 km W from Beijing.
Liaoning
40.1167° N, 124.3833° E
10 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,188,436
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: July (230 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -3° | 1° | 7° | 14° | 20° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 16° | 7° | -0° |
| Low °C | -14° | -10° | -3° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 21° | 15° | 7° | -1° | -9° |
| Rain mm | 14 | 15 | 38 | 59 | 85 | 127 | 230 | 218 | 104 | 54 | 41 | 27 |
Normals: Dandong (0 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Dandong happened in July and August (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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