Is Dongshan safe? China travel risk
Is Dongshan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Dongshan scores 40/100 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.
Dongshan scores 40/100 (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 Dongshan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (82/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% 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 Guangdong at 22.0597° N, 112.8319° E, Dongshan lies 2,012.9 km N of Beijing. Time zone: UTC.
Guangdong
22.0597° N, 112.8319° E
Lowland
UTC
48,229
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (336 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 42 | 80 | 171 | 247 | 210 | 255 | 336 | 177 | 94 | 34 | 39 |
Normals: Taishan (21.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Dongshan happened in September (2 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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