Is Cheung Chau safe? Hong Kong travel risk
Is Cheung Chau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cheung Chau scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Hong Kong Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cheung Chau scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Hong Kong (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cheung Chau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Hong Kong travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 22.2106° N, 114.0289° E place Cheung Chau within Hong Kong at an elevation of 4 meters. Heading to Hong Kong: 20.2 km ENE.
Hong Kong
22.2106° N, 114.0289° E
4 m
Asia/Hong_Kong
19,769
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Hong Kong
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (343 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 21° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 12° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 49 | 81 | 163 | 235 | 265 | 302 | 343 | 158 | 75 | 36 | 41 |
Normals: Shenzhen (36.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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