Is Lincang safe? China travel risk
Is Lincang safe right now? Checked 21 October 2026
Lincang scores 33/100 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.
Lincang scores 33/100 (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 Lincang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 33 is higher than 22% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 23.8840° N, 100.0890° E place Lincang within Yunnan at an elevation of 1483 meters. Heading to Beijing: 2,346.6 km NE.
Yunnan
23.8840° N, 100.0890° E
1483 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,257,991
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (27 °C avg high); Wettest: July (281 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 19° |
| Low °C | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 9° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 26 | 27 | 58 | 176 | 242 | 281 | 273 | 191 | 138 | 78 | 24 |
Normals: Lincang (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lincang happened in April (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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