Is Taiyuan safe? China travel risk
Is Taiyuan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Taiyuan scores 33/100 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.
Taiyuan scores 33/100 (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 Taiyuan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 37.8704° N, 112.5497° E within Shanxi, Taiyuan is situated 402.6 km NE of Beijing at an altitude of 795 m.
Shanxi
37.8704° N, 112.5497° E
795 m
Asia/Shanghai
3,875,053
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (126 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 2° | 6° | 12° | 18° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 17° | 9° | 3° |
| Low °C | -11° | -6° | -1° | 5° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 19° | 13° | 6° | -1° | -8° |
| Rain mm | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 74 | 126 | 103 | 75 | 41 | 13 | 7 |
Normals: Taiyuan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Taiyuan happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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