Is Wuwei safe? China travel risk
Is Wuwei safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wuwei 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.
Wuwei 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 Wuwei: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 37.9290° N, 102.6380° E within Gansu, Wuwei is situated 1,209.3 km ENE of Beijing at an altitude of 1542 m.
Gansu
37.9290° N, 102.6380° E
1542 m
Asia/Shanghai
1,464,955
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: August (56 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -0° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 28° | 22° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Low °C | -12° | -9° | -4° | 1° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 15° | 10° | 2° | -5° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
Normals: Wuwei (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Wuwei happened in January (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: M6.6 on 7 Jan 2022 (119 km away) — USGS details
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