Is Hangzhou safe? China travel risk
Is Hangzhou safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hangzhou scores 44/100 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.
Hangzhou scores 44/100 (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 Hangzhou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (79/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Hangzhou belongs to Zhejiang (China), centered at coordinates 30.2670° N, 120.1530° E (12 m above sea level). Distance to Beijing is 1,124.7 km towards the NNW.
Zhejiang
30.2670° N, 120.1530° E
12 m
Asia/Shanghai
9,523,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: June (270 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 26° | 29° | 32° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 11° |
| Low °C | 0° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 3° |
| Rain mm | 64 | 79 | 122 | 155 | 172 | 270 | 202 | 156 | 99 | 67 | 58 | 61 |
Normals: Hangzhou (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Hangzhou happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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