Is Shangcaiyuan safe? China travel risk
Is Shangcaiyuan safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Shangcaiyuan scores 36/100 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.
Shangcaiyuan scores 36/100 (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 Shangcaiyuan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (67/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Yunnan at 24.6999° N, 102.7540° E, Shangcaiyuan lies 2,116.6 km NNE of Beijing. Time zone: UTC.
Yunnan
24.6999° N, 102.7540° E
Lowland
UTC
34,727
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (24 °C avg high); Wettest: July (293 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° | 14° |
| Low °C | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 24 | 37 | 36 | 60 | 159 | 266 | 293 | 252 | 139 | 96 | 66 | 26 |
Normals: Kunming (38.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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