Is Gangneung safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Gangneung safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gangneung scores 31/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates South Korea Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 May 2025); 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.
Gangneung 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 South Korea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gangneung: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (59/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 31 is higher than the scores of 34% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 37.7500° N, 128.9000° E in Gangwon, Gangneung features an altitude of 77 m. The settlement is located 169.9 km W from Seoul.
Gangwon
37.7500° N, 128.9000° E
77 m
Asia/Seoul
210,456
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in South Korea
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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Gangneung happened in March (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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