Is Ningbo safe? China travel risk
Is Ningbo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ningbo scores 43/100 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.
Ningbo scores 43/100 (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 Ningbo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (77/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 29.8603° N, 121.6245° E in Zhejiang, Ningbo features an altitude of 15 m. The settlement is located 1,214.0 km NNW from Beijing.
Zhejiang
29.8603° N, 121.6245° E
15 m
Asia/Shanghai
4,087,523
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: June (270 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 24° | 28° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 23° | 17° | 12° |
| Low °C | 2° | 4° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 69 | 73 | 125 | 145 | 189 | 270 | 225 | 188 | 148 | 87 | 67 | 68 |
Normals: Ningbo (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Ningbo happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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