Is Shantou safe? China travel risk
Is Shantou safe right now? Checked 5 October 2026
Shantou scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, 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. The US changed its level from 2 to 3 on 1 Oct. The US changed its level from 3 to 2 on 30 Sep.
Shantou scores 45/100 (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 Shantou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (78/100). Governments disagree: US Level 3, UK Level 1, Canada Level 2.
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Guangdong territory, Shantou is established at 23.3540° N, 116.6820° E. It lies 1,840.8 km N relative to Beijing. Time zone observed: Asia/Shanghai.
Guangdong
23.3540° N, 116.6820° E
3 m
Asia/Shanghai
4,312,192
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (256 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 21° |
| Low °C | 9° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 12° |
| Rain mm | 34 | 45 | 82 | 134 | 189 | 206 | 217 | 256 | 141 | 52 | 33 | 41 |
Normals: Jieyang (38.4 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Shantou happened in August (3 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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