Is Xiaguanying safe? China travel risk
Is Xiaguanying safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Xiaguanying 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.
Xiaguanying 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 Xiaguanying: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Gansu territory, Xiaguanying is established at 35.9427° N, 104.1717° E. It lies 1,158.1 km ENE relative to Beijing. Time zone observed: UTC.
Gansu
35.9427° N, 104.1717° E
Lowland
UTC
38,342
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: August (89 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 2° | 6° | 12° | 18° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 28° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 3° |
| Low °C | -9° | -6° | -1° | 4° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 17° | 12° | 5° | -2° | -7° |
| Rain mm | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 67 | 89 | 85 | 45 | 8 | 4 |
Normals: Lanzhou (33.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Xiaguanying happened in June (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: M5.9 on 18 Dec 2023 (124 km away) — USGS details
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