Is Choybalsan safe? Mongolia travel risk
Is Choybalsan safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Choybalsan 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.
Choybalsan 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 Choybalsan: 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Dornod (48.0706° N, 114.5228° E), Choybalsan sits 566.8 km W from Ulaanbaatar at lowland elevation.
Dornod
48.0706° N, 114.5228° E
Lowland
UTC
38,150
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Choybalsan happened in April (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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