Is Lhasa safe? China travel risk
Is Lhasa safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Lhasa scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 19 Oct 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.
Lhasa scores 31/100 (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 Lhasa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 31 is higher than 15% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 29.6534° N, 91.1719° E in Tibet, Lhasa features an altitude of 3651 m. The settlement is located 2,558.2 km NE from Beijing.
Tibet
29.6534° N, 91.1719° E
3651 m
Asia/Shanghai
867,891
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (21 °C avg high); Wettest: July (122 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 12° | 5° | 2° |
| Low °C | -12° | -9° | -5° | -1° | 4° | 10° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 0° | -8° | -11° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 84 | 122 | 119 | 67 | 29 | 7 | 4 |
Normals: Lhasa (0 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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