Is Ping’an safe? China travel risk
Is Ping’an safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ping’an scores 35/100 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.
Ping’an scores 35/100 (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 Ping’an: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (62/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Qinghai (36.4969° N, 102.1247° E), Ping’an sits 1,301.8 km ENE from Beijing at lowland elevation.
Qinghai
36.4969° N, 102.1247° E
Lowland
UTC
57,152
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (24 °C avg high); Wettest: August (128 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Low °C | -12° | -10° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 8° | 1° | -6° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 6 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 84 | 118 | 102 | 128 | 118 | 70 | 13 | 7 |
Normals: Xining (33.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ping’an happened in August (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 18 Dec 2023 (105 km away) — USGS details
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