Is Xining safe? China travel risk
Is Xining safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Xining scores 37/100 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.
Xining scores 37/100 (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 Xining: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (71/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 36.6224° N, 101.7804° E place Xining within Qinghai at an elevation of 2275 meters. Heading to Beijing: 1,325.6 km ENE.
Qinghai
36.6224° N, 101.7804° E
2275 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,208,708
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (24 °C avg high); Wettest: August (128 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Low °C | -12° | -10° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 8° | 1° | -6° | -10° |
| Rain mm | 6 | 11 | 25 | 51 | 84 | 118 | 102 | 128 | 118 | 70 | 13 | 7 |
Normals: Xining (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Xining happened in January and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.6 on 7 Jan 2022 (141 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.9 on 18 Dec 2023 (135 km away) — USGS details
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