Is Putian safe? China travel risk
Is Putian safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Putian scores 39/100 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.
Putian scores 39/100 (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 Putian: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (78/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 39 is higher than the scores of 50% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Putian belongs to Fujian (China), centered at coordinates 25.4526° N, 119.0078° E (23 m above sea level). Distance to Beijing is 1,625.5 km towards the N.
Fujian
25.4526° N, 119.0078° E
23 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,900,000
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (32 °C avg high); Wettest: June (223 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 15° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 29° | 26° | 22° | 18° |
| Low °C | 8° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Rain mm | 38 | 50 | 106 | 140 | 199 | 223 | 220 | 202 | 136 | 39 | 37 | 51 |
Normals: Putian (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 Putian happened in July (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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