Is Kunming safe? China travel risk
Is Kunming safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Kunming 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.
Kunming 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 Kunming: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 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 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Yunnan at 25.0464° N, 102.7094° E (elevation 1895 m), Kunming lies 2,087.2 km NE of Beijing. Time zone: Asia/Shanghai.
Yunnan
25.0464° N, 102.7094° E
1895 m
Asia/Shanghai
4,422,686
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (24 °C avg high); Wettest: July (293 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 14° |
| Low °C | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 159 | 266 | 293 | 252 | 139 | 96 | 66 | 26 |
Normals: Kunming (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kunming happened in February and April (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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