Is Sariwŏn safe? Korea, North travel risk
Is Sariwŏn safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sariwŏn scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Korea, North Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Apr 2025); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sariwŏn scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Korea, North (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sariwŏn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.
Driven by: The Government of Canada and US State Department advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Korea, North travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 38.5064° N, 125.7597° E in Hwangbuk. The settlement is located 56.8 km N from Pyongyang.
Hwangbuk
38.5064° N, 125.7597° E
Lowland
UTC
307,764
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Korea, North)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: August (233 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 21° | 26° | 28° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 9° | 2° |
| Low °C | -9° | -6° | -1° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 22° | 22° | 16° | 9° | 1° | -5° |
| Rain mm | 17 | 16 | 35 | 65 | 90 | 121 | 204 | 233 | 119 | 56 | 33 | 29 |
Normals: Nampo (39.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Sariwŏn happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Korea, North travel advice & laws.
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