Is Sha Kok Mei safe? Hong Kong travel risk
Is Sha Kok Mei safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sha Kok Mei 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.
Sha Kok Mei 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 Sha Kok Mei: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Hong Kong territory, Sha Kok Mei is established at 22.3784° N, 114.1941° E. It lies 8.7 km S relative to Hong Kong. Time zone observed: UTC.
Hong Kong
22.3784° N, 114.1941° E
Lowland
UTC
14,522
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 (22.8 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 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Sha Kok Mei happened in September (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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