Is Tin Shui Wai safe? Hong Kong travel risk
Is Tin Shui Wai safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tin Shui Wai scores 33/100 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.
Tin Shui Wai 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 Hong Kong (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tin Shui Wai: 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 33 is higher than the scores of 37% 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
Geographically located in Hong Kong (22.4600° N, 114.0020° E), Tin Shui Wai sits 27.0 km SE from Hong Kong at 10 m elevation.
Hong Kong
22.4600° N, 114.0020° E
10 m
Asia/Hong_Kong
286,232
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 (10.8 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 Tin Shui Wai happened in September (2 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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