Is Guryongpo safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Guryongpo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Guryongpo scores 27/100 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.
Guryongpo scores 27/100 (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 Guryongpo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (59/100) and security (18/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Guryongpo belongs to Gyeongbuk (South Korea), centered at coordinates 35.9833° N, 129.5500° E (7 m above sea level). Distance to Seoul is 288.5 km towards the NW.
Gyeongbuk
35.9833° N, 129.5500° E
7 m
Asia/Seoul
9,099
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in South Korea
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (28 °C avg high); Wettest: August (183 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 13° | 8° |
| Low °C | -2° | -1° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 13° | 6° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 26 | 39 | 63 | 87 | 88 | 154 | 178 | 183 | 170 | 68 | 32 | 31 |
Normals: Pohang (17.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Guryongpo happened in August and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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