Is Yuxi safe? China travel risk
Is Yuxi safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Yuxi scores 39/100 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.
Yuxi scores 39/100 (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 Yuxi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (77/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 39 is higher than 40% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 24.3470° N, 102.5270° E within Yunnan, Yuxi is situated 2,162.0 km NNE of Beijing at an altitude of 1638 m.
Yunnan
24.3470° N, 102.5270° E
1638 m
Asia/Shanghai
2,249,502
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (26 °C avg high); Wettest: August (221 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 16° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 21° | 18° | 16° |
| Low °C | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Rain mm | 20 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 108 | 175 | 215 | 221 | 108 | 65 | 57 | 24 |
Normals: Yuxi (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 | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Yuxi happened in February (10 of 12 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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