Is Haikou safe? China travel risk
Is Haikou safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Haikou scores 41/100 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.
Haikou scores 41/100 (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 Haikou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (83/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 41 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Hainan territory, Haikou is established at 20.0186° N, 110.3488° E. It lies 2,285.4 km NNE relative to Beijing. Time zone observed: Asia/Shanghai.
Hainan
20.0186° N, 110.3488° E
9 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,250,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (278 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 22° |
| Low °C | 17° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 29 | 49 | 79 | 117 | 145 | 202 | 278 | 193 | 172 | 74 | 43 |
Normals: Haikou (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Haikou happened in August (3 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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