Is Wang Tau Hom safe? Hong Kong travel risk
Is Wang Tau Hom safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Wang Tau Hom scores 31/100 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.
Wang Tau Hom scores 31/100 (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 Wang Tau Hom: 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 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Hong Kong territory, Wang Tau Hom is established at 22.3408° N, 114.1871° E. It lies 4.7 km SSE relative to Hong Kong. Time zone observed: Asia/Hong_Kong.
Hong Kong
22.3408° N, 114.1871° E
34 m
Asia/Hong_Kong
17,116
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 (25.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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