Is Xiedian safe? China travel risk
Is Xiedian safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Xiedian 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.
Xiedian 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 Xiedian: 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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Shanxi at 35.4190° N, 110.8281° E (elevation 578 m), Xiedian lies 699.2 km NE of Beijing. Time zone: Asia/Shanghai.
Shanxi
35.4190° N, 110.8281° E
578 m
Asia/Shanghai
81,386
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: July (109 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 9° | 15° | 21° | 28° | 32° | 33° | 31° | 26° | 20° | 13° | 7° |
| Low °C | -5° | -2° | 3° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 18° | 11° | 3° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 64 | 109 | 87 | 82 | 64 | 18 | 12 |
Normals: Yuncheng (46.6 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Xiedian happened in January (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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