Is Bulgan safe? Mongolia travel risk
Is Bulgan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bulgan scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mongolia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 29 Jul 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bulgan 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 Mongolia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bulgan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mongolia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 48.8125° N, 103.5347° E within Bulgan, Bulgan is situated 268.0 km ESE of Ulaanbaatar at an altitude of 1204 m.
Bulgan
48.8125° N, 103.5347° E
1204 m
Asia/Ulaanbaatar
12,323
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Mongolia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most drought events within 100 km of Bulgan happened in May (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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