Is Kaihua safe? China travel risk
Is Kaihua safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kaihua 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.
Kaihua 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 Kaihua: 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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Territorial & Position Context
Kaihua belongs to Yunnan (China), centered at coordinates 23.3870° N, 104.2330° E (1371 m above sea level). Distance to Beijing is 2,163.1 km towards the NNE.
Yunnan
23.3870° N, 104.2330° E
1371 m
Asia/Shanghai
623,772
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kaihua happened in February and March (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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