Is Kangning safe? China travel risk
Is Kangning safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Kangning scores 36/100 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.
Kangning scores 36/100 (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 Kangning: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Gansu (38.0176° N, 102.3520° E), Kangning sits 1,231.1 km ENE from Beijing at lowland elevation.
Gansu
38.0176° N, 102.3520° E
Lowland
UTC
10,300
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: August (56 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -0° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 28° | 22° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Low °C | -12° | -9° | -4° | 1° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 15° | 10° | 2° | -5° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
Normals: Wuwei (26.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kangning happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 7 Jan 2022 (96 km away) — USGS details
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