Is Leshan safe? China travel risk
Is Leshan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Leshan 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.
Leshan 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 Leshan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (69/100) 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 29.5520° N, 103.7660° E within Sichuan, Leshan is situated 1,627.1 km NE of Beijing at an altitude of 375 m.
Sichuan
29.5520° N, 103.7660° E
375 m
Asia/Shanghai
3,160,168
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (231 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 40 | 43 | 58 | 65 | 79 | 151 | 231 | 227 | 141 | 86 | 56 | 47 |
Normals: Leshan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Leshan happened in June and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 5 Sep 2022 (149 km away) — USGS details
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